mixer

English

noun
Definitions
  • One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
  • One who mixes or socializes.
  • A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
  • A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.
  • A mixing console.
  • (US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
  • Any of various social dances involving frequent changes of partners.
  • A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head.
  • (electronics) A nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it.

Etymology

Suffix from English mix root from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- (mix, knead).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*meyḱ-

Gloss

mix, knead

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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