Meanings
nounbell housing (plural bell housings)
plural bell housings · alternative bellhousing
- A cover over certain parts of the transmission in a motor vehicle.
Origin
From being a bell-shaped cover; in a shape reminiscent of a stereotypical bell (ie. servant call bell, church bell, bell curve shaped).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 外殼 /外壳, 外罩
- 外殼 /外壳 (wàiké)cover
- 外罩 (wàizhào)cover
- 飛輪殼 /飞轮壳 (fēilúnké)cover
- 鐘型罩 /钟型罩 (zhōngxíngzhào)cover
Finnish kytkinkoppa
- kytkinkoppacover
French carter
- cartercover
German Kupplungsglocke, Getriebeglocke
- Kupplungsglockecover
- Getriebeglockecover
Russian колоколообра́зный кожу́х
- колоколообра́зный кожу́х (kolokoloobráznyj kožúx)cover
Swedish sprängkåpa
- sprängkåpacover
Cite this entry
APA
bell housing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20housing
MLA
“bell housing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20housing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bell housing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell%20housing.
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