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Look up bent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bent may refer to: Bent, Iran, a city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran Bent District, an administrative
Bent
English footballer (born 1984)
Darren Ashley Bent (born 6 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker and is currently a radio presenter for talkSPORT
Darren_Bent
American and Canadian actress (born 1970)
Flashpoint (2008–2012). Her credits as a director include the short films Bent (2013) and Lines (2014), along with two feature-length films, The Space Between
Amy_Jo_Johnson
2019 studio album by Stonefield
Bent (stylized BENT) is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Stonefield, released on June 14, 2019. The album was announced on April 30, 2019
Bent_(Stonefield_album)
Transverse rigid frame
A bent in American English is a transverse rigid frame (or similar structures such as three-hinged arches). Historically, bents were a common way of making
Bent_(structural)
Jamaican-Canadian actor (born 1979)
Martin Lyriq Bent (born July 15, 1979) is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor. He is known for his roles in the Saw films, the television series Rookie Blue
Lyriq_Bent
English footballer (born 1978)
Marcus Nathan Bent (born 19 May 1978) is an English retired professional footballer. A former England under-21 international, the journeyman striker played
Marcus_Bent
Topics referred to by the same term
up bently in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bently may refer to: Donald E. Bently (1924–2012), an American entrepreneur and engineer Fenis Bently (fl
Bently
Egyptian pyramid built by Sneferu
The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Cairo, built under
Bent_Pyramid
American actor (born 1973)
Standout Performance. On August 27, 2007, Garity married actress Simone Bent at St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University. Today, he is the founder of
Troy_Garity
Hardcore punk subculture
Bent edge or curved edge was a hardcore punk subculture that was formed as counter-movement to the straight edge movement. It was started by members of
Bent_edge
American rancher and frontier trader (1809–1869)
William Wells Bent (May 23, 1809 – May 19, 1869) was a frontier trader and rancher in the American West, with forts in Colorado. He also acted as a mediator
William_Bent
Genus of flowering plants in the grass family
Agrostis (bent, bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world
Agrostis
French singer
Amel Bent Bachir (Arabic: آمال بنت بشير; born 21 June 1985), better known by her stage name Amel Bent (French pronunciation: [a.mɛl bɛnt]), is a French-Algerian
Amel_Bent
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hell-bent for leather in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hell Bent for Leather may refer to: Hell Bent for Leather!, a 1962 album by Frankie Laine
Hell_Bent_for_Leather
Anglo-Irish explorer, writer and photographer
Mabel Virginia Anna Bent (née Hall-Dare, a.k.a. Mrs James Theodore Bent) (28 January 1847 – 3 July 1929), was an Anglo-Irish explorer, excavator, writer
Mabel_Bent
English footballer (1932–1958)
Geoffrey Bent (27 September 1932 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a left back for Manchester United from 1948 until 1958. He
Geoff_Bent
American politician (1799–1847)
Charles Bent (November 11, 1799 – January 19, 1847) was an American businessman and politician who served as the first civilian United States governor
Charles_Bent
1983 studio album by Rainbow
Bent Out of Shape is the seventh studio album released by English hard rock band Rainbow. It was originally released on 9 September 1983 as an LP and cassette
Bent_Out_of_Shape
Danish footballer (born 1943)
Bent Martin (born 19 February 1943) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in Sønderborg Boldklub as a youth
Bent_Martin
1979 play by Martin Sherman
Bent (sometimes stylised as BENT) is a 1979 stage play written by Martin Sherman. It revolves around the persecution of gay people in Nazi Germany, taking
Bent_(play)
1997 British film
Bent is a 1997 drama film directed by Sean Mathias, based on the 1979 play of the same name by Martin Sherman, who also wrote the screenplay. It revolves
Bent_(1997_film)
Icelandic footballer (born 2002)
Tómas Bent Magnússon (born 14 August 2002) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian, as a midfielder
Tómas_Bent_Magnússon
American drummer
Alex Bent (born January 31, 1993) is an American musician who is the drummer for heavy metal bands Arkaik and Dragonlord. He is a former drummer for Trivium
Alex_Bent
American heavy metal and glam rock band
Wolverhampton Civic Center. Before each of the main shows, they would perform as Bent Brother, practicing their set and appearing without makeup, usually at reduced
Twisted_Sister
Conflict between shoe manufacturers
affiliated with Adidas or Puma, Herzogenaurach got the nickname "the town of bent necks". After the deaths of both Dassler brothers in the 1970s, the division
Dassler_brothers_feud
Species of grass
species of grass known by the common names hair grass, rough bent, rough bent grass, winter bent grass, and ticklegrass. A tumbleweed, it is a bunchgrass
Agrostis_scabra
American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)
early bebop styles. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality have made him an enduring
Dizzy_Gillespie
Special type of Boolean function
In the mathematical field of combinatorics, a bent function is a Boolean function that is maximally non-linear; it is as different as possible from the
Bent_function
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Bent Mountain is an unincorporated community in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. Bent Mountain is located on U.S. Route 221, 13.6 miles (21.9 km)
Bent_Mountain,_Virginia
Australian judge
Jeffery Hart Bent, occasionally known as Geoffrey Hart Bent (1781 – 29 June 1852) was the first judge in the colony of New South Wales and the first Australian
Jeffery_Hart_Bent
Cheyenne-Anglo Confederate soldier
George Bent, also named Ho—my-ike in Cheyenne (c. 1843 – May 19, 1918), was a Cheyenne-Anglo (in Cheyenne: Tsėhésevé'ho'e - ″Cheyenne-whiteman″) who became
George_Bent
American rock band
Bent Knee is an American art rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2009. The band performs in multiple genres and draws from multiple influences
Bent_Knee
from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2025. "Hell Bent Forever - A Tribute To Judas Priest". Bandcamp. Songtradr. Archived from
Judas_Priest_discography
American journalist, author, and lecturer
Silas Bent IV (born May 9, 1882, in Millersburg, Kentucky – d. July 30, 1945 in Greenwich, Connecticut), son of Silas Bent III and Ann Elizabeth (Tyler)
Silas_Bent
Danish chess grandmaster and author (1935–2010)
Jørgen Bent Larsen (4 March 1935 – 9 September 2010) was a Danish chess grandmaster and author. Known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play
Bent_Larsen
Species of grass
Agrostis canina, the velvety bentgrass, brown bent or velvet bent, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. Agrostis canina is a perennial plant,
Agrostis_canina
1978 studio album by Judas Priest
Killing Machine (alternatively titled Hell Bent for Leather) is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in November 1978
Killing_Machine
Chemical compound
In organometallic chemistry, bent metallocenes are a subset of metallocenes. In bent metallocenes, the ring systems coordinated to the metal are not parallel
Bent_metallocene
Australian rugby league player (born 2000)
Shaylee Bent (born 13 September 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's
Shaylee_Bent
English footballer
Cory Bent (born 14 May 1997) is an English professional footballer. Bent was born in Manchester and grew up in Preston, Lancashire. He began playing football
Cory_Bent
19th-century English politician
the grounds of bribery. Bent and his wife had two sons- Jeffery Hart Bent and Ellis Bent, both judges- and three daughters. "BENT, Robert (c.1745-1832)
Robert_Bent
Topics referred to by the same term
Bent Creek may refer to: Bent Creek, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Appomattox County Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment
Bent_Creek
Type of weight training exercise
A bent press is a type of weight training exercise, wherein a weight is brought from shoulder-level to overhead one-handed using the muscles of the back
Bent_press
Glide between pitches
labels each individual note) but is in practice played as a portamento. A bent note is a musical note that is varied in pitch. With unfretted strings or
Glissando
Unincorporated community in Saskatchewan, Canada
Bents is an unincorporated community in Marriott No. 317, Saskatchewan, Canada. Prior to the town founding, the area was referred to as Piche. Bents took
Bents
USNS Silas Bent (T-AGS-26) was a Silas Bent class survey ship acquired by the United States Navy in 1964 and delivered to the Military Sealift Command
USNS_Silas_Bent
Species of grass
Agrostis perennans, the upland bentgrass, upland bent, or autumn bent, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae. This perennial bunchgrass
Agrostis_perennans
Sculpture by Alexander Calder
Bent Propeller (also known as World Trade Center Stabile) was a red stainless steel sculpture by Alexander Calder. The main elements of the sculpture were
Bent_Propeller
Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager (1937–2024)
Bent Mejding (14 January 1937 – 12 November 2024) was a Danish actor, stage director, and theatre manager. He won a Danish Film Academy Award in 1985 and
Bent_Mejding
English footballer and coach
Junior Antony Bent (born 1 March 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Huddersfield Town
Junior_Bent
Australian newspaper publisher
Andrew Bent (ca.1791 – 26 August 1851) was a printer, publisher and newspaper proprietor, active in Australia. He established the first successful newspaper
Andrew_Bent
Danish economic geographer
Bent Flyvbjerg is a Danish economic geographer. He is the Villum Kann Rasmussen Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen. Flyvbjerg received his Ph
Bent_Flyvbjerg
Surname list
Benter is a German surname that may refer to Lutz Benter (born 1945), German Olympic rower Uwe Benter (born 1955), German Olympic rower, brother of Lutz
Benter
Species of grass
Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bentgrass, creeping bent, fiorin, spreading bent or carpet bentgrass) is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae
Agrostis_stolonifera
Samuel Bent (July 19, 1778 – August 16, 1846) was a member of the Council of Fifty and a leader in the early years of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Samuel_Bent
Danish pianist and composer (1924–2020)
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (7 December 1924 – 28 July 2020), better known internationally as Bent Fabric, was a Danish pianist and composer. Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Bent_Fabric
Australian politician (1838–1909)
Sir Thomas Bent KCMG (7 December 1838 – 17 September 1909) was an Australian politician and the 22nd premier of Victoria. Bent was born in Penrith, New
Thomas_Bent
Canadian soccer player (born 1977)
Jason Andrew Bent (born March 8, 1977) is a Canadian former soccer player and current assistant coach for LA Galaxy. A midfielder, he played in Major League
Jason_Bent
Topics referred to by the same term
Bent Hansen may refer to: Bent Hansen (footballer) (1933–2001), Danish footballer Bent Hansen (ice hockey) (born 1954), Danish ice hockey forward Bent
Bent_Hansen
National Historic Site in Otero County, Colorado, United States
Bent's Old Fort is a historical fort located in Otero County in southeastern Colorado, United States. A company owned by Charles Bent and William Bent
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Bent's_Old_Fort_National_Historic_Site
Gibraltarian footballer
Daniel David Bent (born 10 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for NIFL Premiership side Larne. Born in England
Dan_Bent
English electronica group
Bent are an electronica act from Nottingham in England, consisting of Neil "Nail" Tolliday and Simon Mills. They released their debut album Programmed
Bent_(band)
Religious community in New Mexico, United States
about 50.[needs update] Following accusations that the group's leader, Wayne Bent (who went by the name "Michael Travesser" in LORC), had had inappropriate
Lord_Our_Righteousness_Church
2018 American film
Bent is a 2018 American crime thriller film directed and written by Robert Moresco, based on a 2009 book Deadly Codes by JP O'Donnell, starring Karl Urban
Bent_(2018_film)
Soldier and adventurer of New Zealand
Kimball Bent (24 August 1837 – 22 May 1916), also known as Kimble Bent, was a soldier and adventurer, who deserted from the British Army during the New
Kimball_Bent
American businessman
Quincy Bent (July 28, 1879 – May 5, 1955) was an American businessman who served as vice president of Bethlehem Steel. Bent was born on July 28, 1879,
Quincy_Bent
American audio engineer
Lenise Diane Bent is an American audio engineer who has worked in both the music and film industry. She was one of a handful of women working in the Hollywood
Lenise_Bent
Type of covalent bond in organic chemistry
In organic chemistry, a bent bond, also known as a banana bond, is a type of covalent chemical bond with a geometry somewhat reminiscent of a banana. The
Bent_bond
Species of grass
Agrostis capillaris, the common bent, colonial bent, or browntop, is a rhizomatous and stoloniferous perennial in the grass family (Poaceae). It is native
Agrostis_capillaris
Ireland international rugby union player
Michael Bent (born 25 April 1986 in Hāwera, New Zealand) is a New Zealand born rugby union player who can play as a tight or loosehead prop. He played
Michael_Bent
American animation studio and production company
BENT IMAGE LAB (or BENT) is an American animation studio and production company specializing in story development, television, commercials, visual effects
Bent_Image_Lab
Danish footballer (1935-2004)
Bent Krog (31 March 1935 – 13 August 2004) was a Danish footballer. He played in five matches for the Denmark national football team in 1961. He was also
Bent_Krog
American businessman and philanthropist
Peter Bent Brigham (1807–1877) was an American millionaire businessman, restaurateur, real estate trader, and director of the Fitchburg Railroad. He is
Peter_Bent_Brigham
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Eric Bent VC, DSO (3 January 1891 – 1 October 1917) was a Canadian British Army officer recipient of the Victoria Cross, the
Philip_Bent
Municipality in Lebanon
Map 4: IAA Archived 2023-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Wikimedia commons Bent Jbayl Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban Unofficial Website
Bint_Jbeil
English heavy metal band
by Dennis MacKay, and Killing Machine (released in North America as Hell Bent for Leather), both released in 1978. Binks was credited with co-writing "Beyond
Judas_Priest
Weight training exercise
A bent-over row (or barbell row) is a weight training exercise that targets a variety of back muscles depending on the form used. It usually targets the
Bent-over_row
American actress and model
Linda Jean Bent (née Opie; March 30, 1939 – July 24, 2024) was an American actress and model, best known for her appearances in beach party films in the
Linda_Bent
Explorer, archaeologist and author (1852–1897)
James Theodore Bent (30 March 1852 – 5 May 1897) was an English explorer, archaeologist, and author. James Theodore Bent was born in Liverpool on 30 March
James_Theodore_Bent
English actor
Stephen Bent is an English actor who has appeared regularly on British television since 1970 in varied roles, including on 5 soaps, Crossroads, Coronation
Stephen_Bent
with the exception of Bent Spear, Faded Giant and Dull Sword. AFI 10-206 notes that the flagword Pinnacle may be added to Bent Spear or Faded Giant to
United States military nuclear incident terminology
United_States_military_nuclear_incident_terminology
2000 single by Matchbox Twenty
"Bent" is a song by American alternative rock band Matchbox Twenty. The rock ballad was serviced to radio on April 17, 2000, as the lead single from their
Bent_(Matchbox_Twenty_song)
Danish composer (born 1958)
Bent Sørensen (born 18 July 1958) is a Danish composer. He won the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition in 2018 for L'isola della Città (2016). He studied
Bent_Sørensen_(composer)
Surname list
Bent (born 1985), French singer Ann Bent (1768–1857), American businesswoman Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866–1954), American ornithologist Bruce R. Bent,
Bent_(surname)
Norwegian footballer (born 1966)
Bent André Skammelsrud (born 18 May 1966) is a Norwegian former professional footballer, most known as an important midfielder for Rosenborg BK. He has
Bent_Skammelsrud
Danish footballer (born 1967)
Bent Christensen Arensøe, formerly known as Bent René Christensen, (born 4 January 1967) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker
Bent_Christensen_Arensøe
Device or series of devices that receive, then transmit (relay) a signal
each with a bandwidth of tens of megahertz. Most transponders operate on a bent pipe (i.e., u-bend) principle, sending back to Earth what goes into the conduit
Transponder (satellite communications)
Transponder_(satellite_communications)
Bent Stumpe (born 12 September 1938) is a Danish electronic engineer who spent most of his career at the international research laboratory CERN, Geneva
Bent_Stumpe
American businessman
Bruce Roger Bent (born May 25, 1937) is an American businessman credited with inventing the world's first money market fund, the Reserve Fund, with Henry
Bruce_R._Bent
Musical artist
Bent Sæther (born 18 February 1969 in Oslo, Norway) is the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the Norwegian psychedelic rock band Motorpsycho from the
Bent_Sæther
2020 book by Lana Del Rey
Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass is the debut book by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. The poetry collection, featuring over 19 original poems
Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass
Violet_Bent_Backwards_over_the_Grass
Mencey of Taoro
Bentor (c. 1463 – February 1495), sometimes also called Ventor, Bentore, Benytomo, or Bentorey, was the last mencey or king of Taoro from November 1494
Bentor
Australian judge (1783–1815)
Ellis Bent (1783 – 10 November 1815) was the Deputy Judge Advocate between 1810 and 1815 of the Australian colony of New South Wales, which was eventually
Ellis_Bent
Danish actor (1924–2020)
Bent Vejlby (20 March 1924 – 31 August 2020) was a Danish film actor and school teacher. He appeared in 40 films between 1952 and 1973. He was born in
Bent_Vejlby
County in Colorado, United States
Bent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,650. The county seat and only incorporated municipality
Bent_County,_Colorado
Danish businessman
Bent Jensen (born 1951/1952) is a Danish billionaire businessman, and the owner and CEO of Linak, a Danish linear actuator manufacturing company. Jensen
Bent_Jensen_(businessman)
British musicologist
Ian David Bent (born 1 January 1938) is a British-born music scholar. He is now professor emeritus, after retiring from Full Professor of Music, at Columbia
Ian_Bent
Topics referred to by the same term
John Bent may refer to: John Bent (politician) (c. 1775–1848), MP for Sligo Borough and Totnes John Bent (brewer) (1793–1857), English brewer and Mayor
John_Bent
2011 book by Lori Roy
Bent Road is a book written by Lori Roy and published by Dutton on 31 March 2011. This book later went on to win the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by
Bent_Road
BENT
BENT
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Egyptian
, a priest of Amen Ra.
Boy/Male
African, American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Indian, Jamaican
Settlement in a Grassy Place; Bent Grass Enclosure; Moor Dweller; Bent Grass Settlement
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in North Yorkshire and Gloucestershire, named Bentham, from Old English beonet ‘bent grass’ + hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Bent Grass Meadow
Female
Egyptian
, the earlier name of princess Ranofru.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
From the Bent Grass Meadow
Female
Egyptian
, the younger daughter of the king of Bakhtan.
Female
Egyptian
, an Egyptian name of Syrian origin.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from either of two places in West Yorkshire now called Holdsworth, both probably originally named with an Old English byname Halda ‘bent’ + worð ‘enclosure’.
Female
Egyptian
, a sister of Amenhotep IV.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land on which grew bent grass, rushes, or reeds (Middle English bent).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a clever or cunning person, from Middle English yap ‘devious’, ‘deceitful’, ‘bent’; ‘shrewd’.Americanized spelling of North German Japp.Chinese : variant of Ye.Filipino : unexplained.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celebrity, Christian, English, Indian
Bent Grass; From the Moor; Meadow with Coarse Grass
Girl/Female
British, English
Female Version of Bentley; Meadow of Grass
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Benthall, from Old English beonet ‘bent grass’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, the chief of which are in Derbyshire, Essex, Hampshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and East and South Yorkshire. The place name is from Old English beonet ‘bent grass’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Probably an Americanized spelling of Swiss Bandle or Bandli or German Bentele, all short forms of the medieval personal name Pantaleon (see Pantaleo).
Girl/Female
British, English
Female Version of Bentley; From the Meadow of Grass
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a pair of villages in Northumbria named with Old English bēan ‘beans’ (a collective singular) or beonet ‘bent grass’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. The name is now most frequent in the West Midlands, however, so it may be that a place of the same name in that area should be sought as its origin.
Male
Portuguese
Pet form of Portuguese Benjamim, BENTO means "blessed."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name Keikr (from Old West Scandinavian keikr ‘bent backwards’).German : nickname from Middle High German kec ‘lively’, ‘active’ (cognate of English quick), which later changed its meaning to ‘bold’, ‘forward’, ‘fresh’.
BENT
BENT
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American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, Indian
From the Landing Place Ford; From Aristocratic English Surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Raby.Hungarian (Raby) : probably a pet form of the rare ecclesiastical name Rabán, from Latin Rabanus.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Rabe.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Beautiful
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Pakistani, Urdu
A Handful of Sweet Basil
Boy/Male
Indian
It is a King Name; He is Father of Bhishma in Maha Bharatham Epic
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
A Narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
Muslim
Threshold
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
King of World
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Flower
Boy/Male
Biblical
Searching out.
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v. i.
To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
a.
A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass; as, benty fields.
a.
Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form.
a.
Not bent or arched; not bowed down.
a.
Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; -- said of strata.
n.
A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See Anteversion, and Retroversion.
a.
Hooked; bent at the tip in the form of a hook; as, an uncinate process.
a. & p. p.
Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief.
n.
A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also spencer.
n.
A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whose scale, both diatonic and chromatic, is complete without the aid of keys or pistons, and which can slide from note to note as smoothly as the human voice or a violin. Softly blown, it has a rich and mellow sound, which becomes harsh and blatant when the tones are forced; used with discretion, its effect is often solemn and majestic.
n.
An instrument of percussion, usually made of a rod of steel, bent into the form of a triangle, open at one angle, and sounded by being struck with a small metallic rod.
a.
Resembling bent.
a. & p. p.
Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
n.
That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and determined by their utility; also, the theory that the sensibility to pleasure and the recoil from pain are the only motives which influence human desires and actions, and that these are the sufficient explanation of ethical and jural conceptions.
n.
One who believes in Benthamism.
a.
Of or pertaining to Bentham or Benthamism.
n.
Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidae. Their shells are regularly spiral when young, but later in life the whorls become separate, and the shell is often irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube.
v.
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.