MEL


Meaning of MEL in English

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

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