In architecture, the term is applied to describe the shape of the capitals of Corinthian columns.

The inverted bell is used in shape classification in pottery,^[1] often featured in archaeology as well as in modern times.

In statistics, a bimodial distribution is sometimes called an inverted bell curve.

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  A bell
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  Standing bell (rin)
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  Bell-mouth spillway at Llyn Celyn
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  Inverted-bell beaker from Atting during the Beaker culture
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  Vorticella protozoa
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  Bell krater
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  Ashoka Bell ( lotus flower shaped 250 BCE)