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MIXING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of mixing together
Example:
the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio
Synonyms:
admixture; commixture; intermixture; mix; mixing; mixture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mixing" is a kind of...):
combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)
Derivation:
mix (add as an additional element or part)
mix (combine (electronic signals))
mix (to bring or combine together or with something else)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb mix
Context examples:
Mixing of dry ingredients with the addition of a small amount of liquid, done to increase binding capability.
(Dry Powder Conditioning Mixing, NCI Thesaurus)
Mixing by adding solids to agitated liquids.
(Dissolution Mixing, NCI Thesaurus)
Mixing of solids into liquid or of immiscible liquids by shear and impact within high velocity streams.
(High Shear Wet Milling Mixing, NCI Thesaurus)
Despite this genetic mixing, the distinct appearance and behaviours of the two species remain intact, and have not become blended.
(Butterflies are genetically wired to choose a mate that looks just like them, University of Cambridge)
Without the ‘mixing’ effect provided by the wind, the warm air will stay at the ceiling, unless there is another way for it to escape at the top of the room.
(Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally, University of Cambridge)
A mixing parameter typically giving a degree of smoothing used, or a relaxation parameter defining a rate of convergence.
(Lambda, NCI Thesaurus)
Mixing of solids into liquid, without appreciable size reduction, to form a stable suspension.
(Low Shear Mixing, NCI Thesaurus)
This White Fang quickly discovered by mixing with those that came ashore with their masters.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
They think that it has to do with the fluid levels or the mixing of fluids in the canals of your inner ear.
(Meniere's Disease, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
I have thought of Lucy, and I shall not dishonour her by mixing the two.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
