bell out



bell out

To curve outward in appearance like the shape of a bell. Graphs of population densities in major cities usually bell out, with the highest numbers in the center and a steady decrease into surrounding areas. Vintage-style jeans bell out at the end, which is why they call them bell bottoms.
See also: bell, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ZackZAKEnglish
AlysAL-isEnglish
Chinweike-Western African, Igbo
Talfryn-Welsh
Bartley['ba:tli]
EmeryEM-ə-reeEnglish