MEL

Domain	Definition
Computing	Mel The Story of Mel. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Aerospace	A unit of acoustic pitch. By definition, a simple tone of frequency 1000 cycles per second, 40 decibels above a listener's threshold, produces a pitch of 1000 mels. The pitch of any sound that is judged by the listener to be n times that of a 1-mel tone is n mels. (references)
Health	A unit of pitch. By definition, a simple ton of 1000 Hz frequency, 40 dB above a listener's threshold, produces a pitch of 1000 mels. (references)
Medicine	A unit of pitch. By definition, a simple ton of 1000 Hz frequency, 40 dB above a listener's threshold, produces a pitch of 1000 mels. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Abbreviations & Acronyms: MEL

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
MEL	English	Minimum enroute level	Abbreviation
MEL	French	Micro-électronique	N/A
MEL	Italian	Livello minimo in rotta(minimum enroute level)	Abbreviation
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms within Context: MEL

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Desire	Cassius has a lean and hungry look; " hungry as the grave "; " I was born to other things "; " not what we wish but what we want "; " such joy ambition finds "; " the sea hath bounds but deep desire hath none "; ubi mel ibi apes.
Recession	Phrase: ubi mel ibi apes.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: MEL

Specialty definitions using "MEL": Macaronic Verse ♦ net.god ♦ Story of Mel. (references)

Etymologies containing "MEL": Trimellic. (references)

Non-English Usage: "MEL" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Albanian (millet), Catalan (honey), Danish (flour, meal), Latin (darling, honey, sweetness), Norwegian (flour, meal), Portuguese (bee honey, honey, mel), Romansch (honey).

Modern Usage: MEL

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Yo, Flo. Tell Mel to whip me up a toasted bagel with cream cheese (Chasing Amy; writing credit: Kevin Smith) Actually Mel does his own ass work (Notting Hill; writing credit: Richard Curtis. Starring Julia Roberts as Anna Scott and Hugh Grant as William Thacker.) Well, I remember Mel Gibson accurately, and he didn't say that (Clueless; writing credit: Amy Heckerling.) Piss on you, I'm working for Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles; writing credit: Andrew Bergman; Mel Brooks) Oh wow, I can't believe my first passenger is comedy legend Mel Brooks (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)
Clever	What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is most ironic? He was allergic to carrots. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Mel Tormé Special (1966) The Mel Tormé Show (1951) Today with Des & Mel (2002) Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks (2001) Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3 (1991)
Song Titles	BACKFIELD IN MOTION (performing artist: Mel & Tim ) HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME (performing artist: Mel Carter ) Love Me Or Leave Me (performing artist: Mel Torme)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: MEL

Domain	Title
Books	Just Plain Mel (Piece of My Mind Devotionals #1) (reference) Mel Bay's Violin Primer (reference) MEL Scripting for Maya Animators (reference) Mel Street: A Country Legend (reference) The Court of Two Sisters Cookbook: With a History of the French Quarter and the Restaurant by Mel Leavitt (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Jazz Casual DVD - Vocals Vol. 1 (Carmen McRae, Mel Torme, Jimmy Rushing) (reference) The Mel Gibson Collection (Conspiracy Theory, Lethal Weapon, Maverick) (reference) Recording "The Producers" - A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Ear Shot - The Music of Mel Graves (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Photo Album: MEL

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Photo finish of the 100-meter dash at the 1948 Olympic games, won by Harrison Dillard--Also running are E. McDonald Bailey, Alastair McCorquodale, Lloyd Berrington LaBeach, Barney Ewell, and Mel Patton. Credit: Library of Congress.		Mel Roy on the stage mid-nite, spook party talking skulls, spirit slate writing, spirit table raising, ghosts from the dead. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: MEL

Subject	Topic	Quote
Minorities	Cote d'Ivoire	In March 2000, due to the internal struggle in the Harrist Church, clergy leader Barthelemy Akre Yasse struck from the church rolls Harrist National Committee president Felix Tchotche Mel for insubordination. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Usage Frequency: MEL

"MEL" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 93.87% of the time. "MEL" is used about 310 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Name Usage Frequency: MEL

Derived & Related Names: MEL

Expressions: MEL

Frequency of Internet Keywords: MEL

Modern Translation: MEL

Language		Translations for "MEL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		麦. (various references)

Danish		mel (flour, meal). (various references)

Dutch		mel. (various references)

Finnish		mel. (various references)

French		mel. (various references)

German		mel. (various references)

Greek		Μel(Μέλ). (various references)

Italian		mel (minimum enroute level). (various references)

Pig Latin		elmay.(various references)

Portuguese		mel (honey). (various references)

Spanish		mel, unidad de medida del tono. (various references)

Swedish		mel. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: MEL

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 24, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Fage meli uie agaqon gar khrion ina glukanqh sou o farugx
Latin	405	Vulgate	Comede fili mi mel quia bonum est et favum dulcissimum gutturi tuo
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Et, sone, hony for good; and the most swete honycomb to thi throte.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: MEL

Language	Proverbs Chapter 24, Verse 13
Cebuano	¶ Anak ko, kumaon ka ug dugos, kay kini maayo; Ug ang mga tinulo sa udlan, nga mga matam-is sa imong pagtilaw:
Chinese	我兒、你要喫蜜、因為是好的．喫蜂房下滴的蜜、便覺甘甜。
Croatian	Jedi med, sine moj, jer je dobar, i saæe je slatko nepcu tvome.
Danish	Spis Honning, min Søn, det er godt, og Kubens Saft er sød for din Gane;
Dutch	Eet honig, mijn zoon! want hij is goed, en honigzeem is zoet voor uw gehemelte.
Finnish	Syö hunajaa, poikani, sillä se on hyvää, ja mesi on makeaa suussasi.
French	Mon fils, mange du miel, car il est bon; Un rayon de miel sera doux à ton palais.
German	Iß, mein Sohn, Honig, denn er ist gut, und Honigseim ist süß in deinem Halse.
Haitian Creole	¶ Pitit mwen, bwè siwo myèl, sa bon pou ou. Menm jan siwo myèl k'ap koule soti nan gato myèl dous nan bouch ou,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Anakku, makanlah madu, sebab itu baik. Sebagaimana madu dari sarang lebah, manis untuk dimakan,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Makanlah air madu, hai anakku, karena sedaplah rasanya, dan titis sarang lebah, karena manislah ia kepada langitan mulutmu;
Italian	Mangia, figlio mio, il miele, perché è buono e dolce sarà il favo al tuo palato.
Maori	¶ Kainga, e taku tama, te honi, he pai hoki; me te honikoma, he mea reka hoki ki tou mangai:
Norwegian	Et honning, min sønn, for den er god, og fin honning er søt for din gane!
Portuguese	Come mel, filho meu, porque é bom, e do favo de mel, que é doce ao teu paladar.
Rumanian	Fiule, mqnkncq miere, cqci este bunq, wi fagurul de miere este dulce pentru cerul gurii tale.
Russian	еЫШ, УЩО НПК, НЕД, РПФПНХ ЮФП ПО РТЙСФЕО, Й УПФ, ЛПФПТЩК УМБДПЛ ДМС ЗПТФБОЙ ФЧПЕК:
Spanish	Come, hijo mío, de la miel, porque es buena; y del panal, que es dulce a tu paladar.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations & Misspellings: MEL

Derivations
	Words beginning with "MEL": melamdim, melamed, melamine, melamines, melancholia, melancholiac, melancholiacs, melancholias, melancholic, melancholics, melancholies, melancholy, melange, melanges, melanian, melanic, melanics, melanin, melanins, melanism, melanisms, melanist, melanistic, melanists, melanite, melanites, melanitic, melanization, melanizations, melanize, melanized, melanizes, melanizing, melanoblast, melanoblasts, melanocyte, melanocytes, melanogeneses, melanogenesis, melanoid, melanoids, melanoma, melanomas, melanomata, melanophore, melanophores, melanosome, melanosomes, melanotic, melanous, melatonin. (additional references)
	Words ending with "MEL": bechamel, calomel, camel, caramel, columel, cormel, enamel, gimel, hydromel, kummel, oenomel, oinomel, philomel, pommel, pummel, stammel, thermel, tramel, trammel, trommel, wadmel. (additional references)
	Words containing "MEL": amelcorn, amelcorns, ameliorate, ameliorated, ameliorates, ameliorating, amelioration, ameliorations, ameliorative, ameliorator, ameliorators, amelioratory, ameloblast, ameloblasts, awesomely, bechamels, blameless, blamelessly, blamelessness, blamelessnesses, blithesomely, bromelain, bromelains, bromeliad, bromeliads, bromelin, bromelins, calomels, camelback, camelbacks, cameleer, cameleers, camelia, camelias, camellia, camellias, camelopard, camelopards, camels, caramelise, caramelised, caramelises, caramelising, caramelize, caramelized, caramelizes, caramelizing, caramels, chameleon, chameleonic, chameleonlike. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"MEL" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Emel, Mahl, Mbela, Mbep, Mdel, mehl, melf, Melfi, melg, Melk, mell, Mels, Mely, melz, Meol, Mey, Muehl, Muhl, myel, Omell, Pmle. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Rhyming with "MEL"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "MEL" (pronounced me"l)
3	m e" l	Mell, smell.
2	-e" l	bedel, befell, Bel, bell, Belle, cartel, Carvel, Cel, cell, clientele, compel, del, dell, dispel, dwell, El, Ell, Excel, expel, farewell, fell, ferrel, foretell, gazelle, gel, hell, hotel, impel, spell, swell, Tel, tell, jell, knell, lapel, Mademoiselle, Marcel, materiel, misspell, Morel, motel, Noel, nouvelle, outsell, pastel, personnel, propel, quell, repel, resell, retell, sell, Selle, shell, Snell, well, yell.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Anagrams: MEL

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: elm.
	Words within the letters "e-l-m"
	-1 letter: el, em, me.
	Words containing the letters "e-l-m"
	+1 letter: alme, elms, elmy, helm, lame, lime, male, meal, meld, mell, mels, melt, merl, mewl, mile, mole, mule, ylem.
	+2 letters: almeh, almes, amble, amole, ample, blame, blume, camel, celom, clime, elemi, email, flame, fleam, flume, gimel, gleam, glime, glume, golem, helms, hemal, ileum, impel, kelim, lamed, lamer, lames, leman, lemma, lemon, lemur, limed, limen, limes, limey, lumen, macle, maile, males, maple, meals, mealy, medal, melds, melee, melic, mells, melon, melts, merle, merls, metal, mewls, miler, miles, mille, model, mohel, moles, morel, motel, muled, mules, muley, oleum, plume, realm, skelm, slime, smell, smelt, smile, ulema, umbel, velum, whelm, xylem, ylems.
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Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	93.87%	291	17,055
Lexical Verb (base form)	2.9%	9	117,287
Noun (singular)	2.9%	9	117,287
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	0.32%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	310	N/A

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Mel	First name Male	5,000	945
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"MEL" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "counsel friend".

The following table summarizes names related to "MEL."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Mel	Male, Female	English	Melvin
Melva	Female	English	Melvin
Melvin	Male	English	N/A
Melvyn	Male	English	Melvin
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
mel gibson	2,161	mel ramos	40
lisboa mel	342	mel ferrer	37
mel	277	mel ott	37
mel brook	249	mel mcdaniel	36
mel c	239	mel waiter	35
mel foster	161	mel brook the producer	34
mel gibson movie	154	mel gibson photo	34
mel b	102	mel brook movie	33
mel bay	89	mel carter	32
mel blanc	87	the patriot mel gibson	32
mel fisher	83	gibson jesus mel movie	32
mel torme	82	ford hambelton mel	31
mel gibson biography	76	ilha mel	29
mel levine	72	mel gibson film	29
mel gibson picture	69	mel farr	28
mel tillis	65	mel rapton honda	28
mel harris	63	lastman mel square	27
gibson jesus mel	58	mel jackson	27
mel foster real estate	56	com mel	27
mel clayton ford	41	lua de mel	27
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.


"Urubu on the rock" by Jair Andre Cortina Commentary: "Urubu on the rock. Ilha do Mel (Honey Island) Paranaguá, Paraná, Brazil."	"Waves" by Ralph Spegel Commentary: "Ilha do Mel, Brazil. Some wave sequence."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Expressions using "MEL": Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson ♦ Mel Gibson ♦ story of Mel ♦ the Story of Mel ♦ ubi mel ibi apes. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: MEL

Abbreviations & Acronyms: MEL

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Synonyms within Context: MEL

Desire

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Crosswords: MEL

Modern Usage: MEL

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Non-Fiction Usage: MEL

Usage Frequency: MEL

Name Usage Frequency: MEL

Derived & Related Names: MEL

Expressions: MEL

Frequency of Internet Keywords: MEL

Modern Translation: MEL

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Bible Trace: MEL

Matched Bible Translations: MEL

Derivations & Misspellings: MEL

Derivations

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Rhyming with "MEL"

Anagrams: MEL

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