bell
Let an agent explain the sound of a bell, relay its uses, named forms and cultural meaning from campanology and cultural sources, describe the named forms, and distinguish the bell sound from the bell as an object, chimes and carillons and alarm signals.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a bell sound is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is the sound of a bell, and how does it differ from the bell as an object, chimes and carillons and alarms? definition
- Are ringers exposed to very loud bells, in which case hearing protection is advised? boundary
Forms
Named forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are the toll, knell and Angelus? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Uses Uses.
Worship
Religious ringing.
Worship
Worship.
- How are bells used to call to worship, such as the Angelus? provenance
- Which entry fits Angelus? action
Signals
Time and signals.
Signals
Signals.
- How have bells signalled time, alarms and events? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Tradition Ringing traditions.
Change ringing
Change ringing.
Change ringing
Change ringing.
- What is English change ringing? provenance
- Which entry fits change ringing? action
Knell
Funeral bells.
Knell
Knell.
- How is the knell used to mark a death? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Culture.
Meaning
Cultural meaning.
Meaning
Meaning.
- What cultural meanings do bell sounds carry, with views attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Acoustics
Bell acoustics.
Acoustics
Acoustics.
- Why do bells produce complex tones? provenance
- Which entry fits campanology? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- noun.event
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.EVT
- Facets: substance
- activity
- Facets: origin
- conceptual
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- toll, knell, angelus bell, angelus
What it is Filled
In the WordNet sense, the sound of a bell being struck, a ringing tone used to mark time, call to worship, signal events or warn, with named forms the registry aliases include the toll, a slow measured ringing, the knell, a bell rung for a death or funeral, and the Angelus or Angelus bell, rung three times daily in Catholic tradition to call the faithful to prayer; bell sounds carry cultural and religious meaning, and change ringing is a distinct English tradition. Very loud bells can pose hearing risks to ringers at close range.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the sound of a bell, relay its uses, named forms and cultural meaning from campanology and cultural sources, describe the named forms, and distinguish the bell sound from the bell as an object, chimes and carillons and alarm signals.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Ringing tone
- Time and worship signals
- Named ringing forms
- Cultural meaning
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Ring or trigger bells for worship, death or alarm without the authority of those who keep them.
- Mock the religious or funeral meaning of a bell.
- Confuse the sound with the bell as an object.
- Play bell sounds at a level or place that risks hearing damage.
Only with a human decision
- Changing ringing times in response to noise complaints.
May
- Explain the kinds of bell sounds such as toll, knell and Angelus and what they signal.
- Respect local ringing schedules and customs when describing them.
Moral aspects Filled
- Bells carry religious and community meaning, including mourning.
- Ringing near homes can disturb sleep and health.
Who is affected
- Worshippers
- Neighbours
- Bell ringers
Owners Filled
Steward
The church, community or civic body that keeps the bells answers for their ringing.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-07385893-n - registry parent class
related
- sound - in WordNet terms
- bell
- carillon
- alarm
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.bell-event
- Open English WordNet: oewn-07391844-n
- WordNet: oewn-07385893-n hypernym of bell (sound)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- knell: rung for a death note
- Angelus: three times daily note - Catholic tradition
- WordNet hypernym: sound note
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- The sound of a bell being struck
- Toll, knell, angelus bell, angelus
- The bell as an object is the instrument; chimes and carillons play tunes; alarms are warning signals
- Not a physical object; the audible tone of a struck bell.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain uses
- relay named forms
- relay cultural meaning
- distinguish related sounds
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Hearing damage at close range
- Confusing the sound and the object
- Noise complaints
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Noise regulations for bells in some areas
- Hearing protection guidance for ringers
Context of use required Filled
- Marking time, calling to worship and signalling.
- tolls
- knells
- call-to-prayer bells such as the Angelus
- change ringing
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-07391844-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: bell - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should the knell and Angelus be separate entries?
- How should change ringing be linked?
- Should bell sounds be linked to campanology?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-bell-event/spec.json