I. noun
or mell ˈmel
( -s )
Etymology: Latin mel — more at mellifluous
: honey
sweet as the mel of the bee — Samuel Bamford
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from M (1000) + -el (as in bel )
: a subjective unit of tone pitch equal to one thousandth of the pitch of a tone having a frequency of one thousand cycles — used especially in audiology