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| [[Image:The Seashell 1912) - Odilon Redon.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[La coquille (The Shell, Odilon Redon)|The Shell]]'' ([[1912]]) by [[Odilon Redon]]]] | [[Image:The Seashell 1912) - Odilon Redon.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''[[La coquille (The Shell, Odilon Redon)|The Shell]]'' ([[1912]]) by [[Odilon Redon]]]] | ||
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| + | '''Shell''' may refer to: | ||
| - | # A [[hard]] [[outside]] [[cover]]ing, as of a [[fruit]] or an [[animal]]: | + | ==Nature== |
| - | #* The covering, or outside part, of a [[nut]]; as, a [[hazelnut]] shell. | + | * [[Seashell]], a hard outer layer of a marine animal, found on beaches |
| - | #* A [[pod]]. | + | * [[Exoskeleton]], an external covering of some animals |
| - | #* The hard covering of an [[egg]]. | + | ** [[Mollusc shell]] |
| - | #* The hard [[calcareous]] or [[chitinous]] external covering of [[mollusk]]s, [[crustacean]]s, and some other [[invertebrate]]s. In some mollusks, as the [[cuttlefish]]es, it is internal, or concealed by the [[mantle]]. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the [[armadillo]], the [[tortoise]], and the like. | + | ** [[Gastropod shell]] |
| - | #* The [[husk]]s of [[cacao]] [[seed]]s, a [[decoction]] of which is often used as a substitute for [[chocolate]], [[cocoa]], etc. | + | ** [[Turtle shell]] |
| - | # Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering. | + | * [[Eggshell]] |
| - | # (''plural:'' '''shell''') An [[artillery]] projectile or charge case: | + | |
| - | #* A [[hollow]] [[projectile]], of various shapes, adapted for a [[mortar]] or a [[cannon]], and containing an [[explosive]] [[substance]], [[ignite]]d with a [[fuze]] or by [[percussion]], by means of which the projectile is [[burst]] and its [[fragment]]s [[scatter]]ed. See [[Bomb]]. | + | ==Business== |
| - | #* The [[case]] which holds the [[powder]], or [[charge]] of powder and [[shot]], used with [[breechloading]] [[small arms]]. | + | * [[Royal Dutch Shell]], a multinational oil and gas company |
| - | # Any slight hollow structure; a [[framework]], or [[exterior]] structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house. | + | ** [[Shell Oil Company]], the U.S.-based subsidiary |
| - | # (''garment'') A [[top]], usually worn by women, with short or no sleeves that fastens, if it does, in the rear. | + | ** [[Shell Canada]] |
| - | # A [[coarse]] kind of [[coffin]]; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more [[substantial]] one. | + | ** [[Shell Nigeria]] |
| + | * [[Shell corporation]], a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions | ||
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| + | ==Entertainment== | ||
| + | * [[Shell (theater)]], a curved surface for reflecting sound | ||
| + | * [[The Shells]], a musical group | ||
| + | * [[Shells (Angel)|"Shells" (''Angel'')]], a TV episode | ||
| + | * A receptical used in the [[Shell game]] | ||
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| + | ==Places== | ||
| + | * [[Shell, Ecuador]] | ||
| + | * [[Shell, California]], United States | ||
| + | * [[Shell, Wyoming]], United States | ||
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| + | ==People== | ||
| + | * [[Art Shell]] (born 1946), American football player and coach | ||
| + | * [[Donald Shell]] (born 1924), American computer scientist | ||
| + | * [[Karl Shell]] (born 1938), American economist | ||
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| + | ==Weaponry== | ||
| + | *[[Shell (projectile)]], an explosive device fired from artillery | ||
| + | *[[Shotgun shell]], a type of shotgun ammunition | ||
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| + | ==Computing== | ||
| + | * [[Shell (computing)]], a type of user interface | ||
| + | ** [[Command-line interface]], sometimes referred to as "command shell" | ||
| + | ** [[List of command-line interpreters]], programs occasionally referred to as "shells" | ||
| + | * [[Operating system shell]] | ||
| + | * [[Shell account]], a user account on a remote server | ||
| + | * [[Secure Shell]] protocol | ||
| + | * [[Shell sort]], a sorting algorithm | ||
| + | * An empty [[expert system]] | ||
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| + | ==Other uses== | ||
| + | * [[Shell (machinery)]], each half of a two-piece plain bearing | ||
| + | * [[Electron shell]] | ||
| + | * [[Racing shell]], a watercraft | ||
| + | * Shell element, a component of the [[thin-shell structure]] construction method | ||
| + | <!-- * A ring-like [[List of algebraic structures|algebraic structure]] | ||
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| + | * [[Coverage shell]], the number of defenders guarding the deep portion of the field in American football | ||
| + | * Shell, a woman's blouse or [[T-shirt]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[On shell and off shell]], a concept in quantum field theory | ||
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The goddess of love, Venus or Aphrodite is often traditionally depicted rising from the sea on a seashell. In the Birth of Venus (Botticelli), Botticelli depicted the goddess Venus rising from the ocean on a scallop shell. |
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Shell may refer to:
Contents |
Nature
- Seashell, a hard outer layer of a marine animal, found on beaches
- Exoskeleton, an external covering of some animals
- Eggshell
Business
- Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil and gas company
- Shell Oil Company, the U.S.-based subsidiary
- Shell Canada
- Shell Nigeria
- Shell corporation, a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions
Entertainment
- Shell (theater), a curved surface for reflecting sound
- The Shells, a musical group
- "Shells" (Angel), a TV episode
- A receptical used in the Shell game
Places
- Shell, Ecuador
- Shell, California, United States
- Shell, Wyoming, United States
People
- Art Shell (born 1946), American football player and coach
- Donald Shell (born 1924), American computer scientist
- Karl Shell (born 1938), American economist
Weaponry
- Shell (projectile), an explosive device fired from artillery
- Shotgun shell, a type of shotgun ammunition
Computing
- Shell (computing), a type of user interface
- Command-line interface, sometimes referred to as "command shell"
- List of command-line interpreters, programs occasionally referred to as "shells"
- Operating system shell
- Shell account, a user account on a remote server
- Secure Shell protocol
- Shell sort, a sorting algorithm
- An empty expert system
Other uses
- Shell (machinery), each half of a two-piece plain bearing
- Electron shell
- Racing shell, a watercraft
- Shell element, a component of the thin-shell structure construction method
- Coverage shell, the number of defenders guarding the deep portion of the field in American football
- Shell, a woman's blouse or T-shirt
See also
- On shell and off shell, a concept in quantum field theory
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