bell shaped
/ˈbɛlˌʃeɪpt/
adjective
- Having a shape that widens from a narrow top to a wider, rounded bottom, like a bell.
- She wore a bell-shaped skirt that flared out at the knees.
- The bell-shaped flowers of the bluebell hang gracefully from the stem.
- The vase has a bell-shaped opening that makes it perfect for holding tulips.
- Describing a distribution in statistics where most values cluster around the middle and fewer are at the extremes, forming a curve like a bell.
- Test scores often follow a bell-shaped pattern, with most students scoring near the average.
- The bell-shaped distribution of heights in the population shows that very tall and very short people are rare.
- Economists use a bell-shaped model to predict income distribution in a large group.