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Definition: Mixer |
MixerNoun1. A party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity. 2. Club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol. 3. Electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal. 4. A kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "mixer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1915. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | A device that accepts inputs from a variety of video sources and allows the operator to select a particular source to be sent to the switcher's output(s). Source: European Union. (references) |
| A crystal diode mount which can be fed simultaneously from a local oscillator and a signal source to produce a frequency translation on the signal. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A device having two or more inputs, usually adjustable, and a common output. It is used to combine separate audio or video signals linearly in desired proportions to produce an output signal. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Food & Agriculture | Tool consisting of a flat head of wood or metal on a long handle used for mixing the contents of a vat or tank. Source: European Union. (references) |
Metallurgy | Sand processing unit consisting essentially of a shaft fitted with plows or paddle wheels which revolve in a tub or a vat. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. An apparatus used to thoroughly mix drilling fluid water with drilling ingredients. May be cement, mud, or lost circulation materials. Also called atomizer; mud mixer. (references) |
Occupations | Tends batch-mixing equipment that blends raw ingredients, such as sand, soda ash, cullet and others for use in making glass or fiberglass yarn, by one of following methods: (1) Weighs specified amounts of ingredients on scale. Dumps ingredients into mixing machine and starts machine to blend ingredients. Pulls lever to unload mass into batch wagon for transport to small-batch, pot furnaces. (2) Monitors and regulates automatic mixing and feeding equipment that supplies blended ingredients to continuous-operation furnace. Sets controls on instrument panel regulating equipment which automatically discharges ingredients onto scales and weighs and blends ingredients in specified ratios. Pushes button to start discharging, weighing, mixing, and feeding equipment. Observes control panel instruments to monitor operations and manually overrides controls in case of malfunction. May weigh trace elements on balance scale, and add them to batch mix. May record batch number, mixer, and other production data. May drive forklift to transport containers of ingredients. (references) |
| Tends machines that dry and mix ingredients, such as clay, chromite, shale, and sand to form finishing mixture used in making brick: Reads batch card and notifies helper to assemble ingredients specified on card. Opens bags and weighs specified quantities of ingredients, using scale and bucket. Pours weighed ingredients into storage bins prior to mixing. Turns knob to set temperature of dryer and pulls lever to start mixer. Shovels or pours ingredients into dryer that automatically dries and feeds ingredients into mixer, and dumps mixture into bin for further processing. Observes operation of machines and notifies supervisor of malfunctions. Oils and greases machinery. Removes caked ingredients from dryer and mixer, using metal bar and scraper. (references) | |
| Tends machine that separates matted fur fibers and blends fibers for use in felt hats: Selects fibers according to quality, type, and weight specifications. Dumps fibers into hopper of machine. Starts machine that forces fibers against teeth of cylinders (picker rollers), that separate matted fibers, and into air-blending chamber that mixes fibers. Removes blended fibers from machine and places fibers in bags or boxes. Cleans machine, using brush, broom, and airhose. Lubricates machine, using oilcan and grease gun. May sort and weigh waste. May be designated according to type of machine tended as Conical Mixer (hat & cap); Cylindrical Mixer (hat & cap). (references) | |
| Tends automatic grinding and blending machine to prepare condiments, such as dry and liquid salad dressing mixes, spaghetti sauce mix, garlic spread, and seasoning salts: Weighs out and measures ingredients, such as spices, oils, cheese, and salt. Dumps ingredients into hopper of machine and turns valve to admit specified amounts of liquid ingredients into hopper. Moves controls to adjust speed of grinding rollers. Sets thermostats to maintain specified temperature. Starts machine to mix ingredients for predetermined period. May transfer ingredients from storage to work area, using lift truck. (references) | |
| Tends mixing machine that blends asbestos fibers and ingredients, such as ground marble, water, cement, and oil to form compounds used in making asbestos products, such as pipe, shingles, and brake linings: Dumps or pours ingredients into mixer in specified proportions. Starts mixer and allows ingredients to mix for specified time. Stops mixer and moves control or turns valve to dump or transfer mixture into storage container. Flushes water through mixer to clean mixing equipment. Records production data. (references) | |
| Tends mixing machines that blend batches of powdered metal, according to specifications: Weighs out specified amounts of materials, using scales. Dumps powders into mixing machine, such as tumbling-barrel or paddle-type mixer, and starts motor. Stops motor after specified time, and dumps mixture into containers. (references) | |
| Tends grinding machine and vat to prepare material to make new saggers: Starts grinding machine and loads machine with broken saggers for grinding into grog. Combines grog, domestic clay, and water in vat and permits material to soak for several days. Tends pug mill to prepare clay for molding into saggers. (references) | |
Personal Care & Hotels | A stationary or portable kitchen ustensil equipped with one or more beaters for mixing, beating, creaming, or whipping a variety of foods. Source: European Union. (references) |
Post & Telecom | Device which, when excited by two input electrical oscillations of different frequencies, gives an electrical output at a frequency which is a linear combination of the input frequencies. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A device which, when excited by two input electrical oscillations of different frequencies, gives an electrical output at a frequency which is a linear combination of the input frequencies. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Slang | Noun. Source: To bring seperate things together, to mix up. Definition: An activity planned to bring kids in the club setting together and to break down barriers. Context: Sometimes used at club when the time has come for the mixer; also in planning for the mixer. Social Source: Young Life leaders. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
Space | The nozzle may be preceded by a mixer, which combines the high temperature air coming from the engine core with the lower temperature air that was bypassed in the fan. This results in a quieter engine than if the mixer was not present. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In telecommunication, a mixer is a nonlinear circuit or device that accepts as its input two different frequencies and presents at its output (a) a signal equal in frequency to the sum of the frequencies of the input signals, (b) a signal equal in frequency to the difference between the frequencies of the input signals, and, if they are not filtered out, (c) the original input frequencies.Source: from Federal Standard 1037C In beverage preperation, a mixer is a drink (usually non-alcoholic) that is mixed with another in the hope that the result is more palatable. In dance, a mixer is a type of dance that encourages the participants to actively pursue new dance partners. A secondary result of this "ice breaking" maneuver is the gnerally increased level of enjoyment as the result of doing something unexpected.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mixer."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A mixing console or mixing desk (Brit.) is an electronic device for combining (mixing), routing, changing the level, and changing the tone and/or dynamics of an audio signal.They are used in many applications, including recording studios, public address systems, sound reinforcement systems, broadcasting, television and film post-production.
A typical mixing console has many rows of sliding volume controls or potentiometers. Each control adjusts one signal input, for example from one microphone or other audio device. Above each control there may be several rotary controls (knobs) that attenuate the signal to that channel and that equalize the signal by separately attenuating a range of frequencies (e.g. bass, midrange, and treble frequencies). On the right hand of the console there are typically one or two master controls that enable adjustment of the console's output level. Prior to the master controls, there may be an intermediate set of outputs and inputs for the addition of an external equalizer or audio effect such as delay or reverb. Finally, there are usually one or more VU meters to indicate the levels for each channel, or for the master outputs, and to indicate whether the console levels are overmodulating or clipping the signal.
Selected Mixing console Manufacturers
- Solid State Logic
- Neve
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mixing console."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A video mixer is an electronic device used to combine or "mix", two or more (PAL or NTSC) video signals, then output the sum as one new composite video signal.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Video mixer."
Synonyms: MixerSynonyms: sociable (n), social (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: switcher (electrical engineering). |
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Tongue Twisters | I bought a box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits, and a biscuit mixer. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Mixer (1992) | |
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 | Shown is a mixer containing fermentation broth of soil microorganisms that make adriamycin. NCI plays an important role in the development of these anticancer drugs. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Track elevation and stone mixer, Chicago. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Concrete mixer at road builders' camp, Menard County, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Road workers pouring gravel into concrete mixer. Menard County, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Las Vegas, Nevada. A view of one of the huge buildings being constructed at Basic Magnesium Incorporated, as seen under a giant concrete mixer. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Bainbridge Naval Training Station. Bakery, mixer. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Bureau of Standards. Cone mixer used for mixing standard samples for chemical analysis. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Cement mixer. Unloading cement from mixer I. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Mixer one" by Lars Dahl Pedersen Commentary: "My mixer..." | "Mixer" by Ben Jones Commentary: "Dj mixer." |
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Economic History | Oman | Foreign nationals may not be employed as technical assistants, guards, light vehicle drivers, agricultural workers, forklift or mixer operators, or public relations officers unless the employer can show that there are no Omanis available for these positions. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Mixer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.50% of the time. "Mixer" is used about 201 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) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.5% | 200 | 21,580 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.5% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 201 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "mixer" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Mixer | Last name | 300 | 25,300 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "mixer": a good mixer ♦ bad mixer ♦ be a good mixer ♦ cement mixer ♦ concrete mixer ♦ crystal mixer ♦ electric mixer ♦ mixer blade ♦ mixer electric ♦ mixer ports ♦ mixer tap ♦ mortar mixer ♦ Muller mixer ♦ panic mixer ♦ planetary mixer ♦ sound mixer ♦ video mixer ♦ vision mixer. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "mixer": mixer-feeder. | |
Ending with "mixer": cement-mixer, concrete-mixer, food-mixer, mini-mixer, test-mixer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
mixer | 2,099 | static mixer | 76 |
dj mixer | 803 | mackie mixer | 75 |
music mixer | 706 | free mp3 mixer | 70 |
mp3 mixer | 656 | free music mixer | 70 |
audio mixer | 544 | image mixer | 64 |
kitchen aid mixer | 435 | acoustica mp3 audio mixer | 62 |
cement mixer | 397 | powered mixer | 61 |
concrete mixer | 250 | digital mixer | 59 |
sound mixer | 203 | lightnin mixer | 56 |
hand mixer | 135 | song mixer | 55 |
video mixer | 131 | mortar mixer | 52 |
kitchen mixer | 122 | beat mixer | 50 |
stand mixer | 114 | mp3 audio mixer | 50 |
kitchen aid stand mixer | 111 | behringer dj mixer | 49 |
drink mixer | 108 | yamaha mixer | 48 |
hobart mixer | 105 | music mixer download | 47 |
cd mixer | 100 | vestax mixer | 46 |
karaoke mixer | 91 | food mixer | 45 |
image mixer pixela | 84 | behringer mixer | 45 |
bosch mixer | 79 | mp3 dj mixer | 45 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "mixer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | mikser, njeri i shoqërueshëm. (various references) | |
Arabic | مهندس الصوت, مسبب المشاكل (troublemaker), خلاطة آلة, المؤانس. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | смесител, контактна личност, миксер, бъркачка (agitator, beater, blender, impeller). (various references) | |
Chinese | 搅拌器 (Blender). (various references) | |
Czech | mixér (blender), míchaèka (agitator, blender). (various references) | |
Danish | mixerpult, maische (mingler), vingeblander, skovlblander, plasticblander, omroerer (agitation auger, paddle, rotor, stirrer, thimble), omrører (agitation auger, mixing auger conveyor, mixing screw, paddle unit, rabble, rotor, whisk), krystalblandingstrin (crystal mixer), injektordyse, gødningsopblander (manure agitator, sump agitator), blandingstrin, blandesnegl (agitation auger, mixing auger conveyor, mixing screw, rotor), blander (masticating millman), blandemaskine (mill, portioning machine). (various references) | |
Dutch | mixer, mengvijzel (agitation auger, mixing auger conveyor, mixing screw, rotor), mengtrap, mengschakeling, mengmestroerinrichting (manure agitator, sump agitator), menger (batch mixer, blender, paddle unit), roerbak (mingler), kunststofmenger, kristalmengtrap (crystal mixer), gemengmaker, diffuseur (diffuser, diffusing apparatus, diffusor), compositie-bereider, bereider van kunststofmengsels, beeldmengapparaat. (various references) | |
Finnish | sekoitin (agitator, batch mixer, blender, rabble, stirrer, stirring rod, thimble). (various references) | |
French | mixer (mix), malaxeur (mingler), agitateur. (various references) | |
German | Mischpult (mixer unit, mixing desk, mixing panel, sound mixer), mischer (blender, blenders, cement mixer, sound mixer). (various references) | |
Greek | κρυσταλλικός μίκτης (crystal mixer), κοχλίας ανάδευσης (agitation auger, mixing auger conveyor, mixing screw, rotor), μείκτης (manure agitator, sump agitator), μίκτης, μίξερ (blender, liquidizer), χειριστής MIXER, αναμικτήρας (agitator, carburettor), αναμικτήσ, αναμίκτης πλαστικών υλών, αναμίκτης, αναδευτικός κοχλίας (agitation auger, mixing auger conveyor, mixing screw, rotor), αναδευτήρας κοπριάς (manure agitator, sump agitator), αναδευτήρας με ατέρμονα κοχλία (agitation auger, rotor), αναδευτήρας (stirrer), θάλαμος αναμείξεως. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מיקסר, מערבל (concrete mixer), ערבל, איש רעים. (various references) | |
Hungarian | konyhai robotgép, keverő (agitator, shaker, stirrer). (various references) | |
Indonesian | alat pencampur. (various references) | |
Italian | miscelatore (blender), mescolatore (manure agitator, mingler, sump agitator, turner, turning equipment, turning machine). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | マ行 (a mummy, Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "mu", follower of each new fad, mass, meal, means test, meat, meat sauce, media, meet, meeting, me-ism, Michelangelo, micro, microcosm, micrometer, micron, Micronesia, MIG, mir, missile, mixed, mixing), 混合器 , 混合機 (blender). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ミキサー , こんごうき (blender). (various references) | |
Korean | 믹서 (Blender). (various references) | |
Manx | seiyeyder (agitator, propeller), seiyder (agitator, pusher, shover, sticker, stirrer, thruster), mesteyder (churner, fader, stirrer). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ixermay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | misturador de matérias plásticas, máquina de misturar, macaco (ape, hoist, jack, jackanapes, macaco, macaque, monkey, simian), misturador (beater, masher, water tap), misturador de díodos (crystal mixer), misturadora, monte de estrume (dung heap, dung hill, dungheap, dunghill, manure heap), misturador de cristal (crystal mixer), operador de misturador-aciaria, parafuso misturador (agitation auger, mixing auger conveyor, mixing screw, rotor), tambor misturador (agitation auger, mixing auger conveyor, mixing screw, rotor), pessoa que mistura, agitador (beater, disturber), pessoa sociável, responsável pela mistura vitrificável, rosca misturadora (agitation auger, mixing auger conveyor, mixing screw, rotor), esmagador (crusher, crushing, overpowering, overwhelming, pressing), difusor (diffuser, diffuser vanes, diffusing apparatus, diffusor, inlet arrangement, light diffuser, plenum, plenum chamber, setting chamber, sprue pin), compositor (composer, compositor, maestro, musician, setter, songwriter, typesetter), batedor de nata (churn-staff, dasher), batedeira (dasher, thresher). (various references) | |
Romanian | persoanã sociabilã. (various references) | |
Russian | миксер (blender). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | mikser (barman), mešalica (agitator, blender), društven čovek. (various references) | |
Spanish | mezclador (agitation auger, mixing auger conveyor, mixing screw, rotor, scrambler). (various references) | |
Swedish | mixer (liquidizer), blandare (blender, shaker). (various references) | |
Thai | เครื่องผสม. (various references) | |
Turkish | mikser, tanışma toplantısı, sosyal kimse (a good mixer), sokulgan kimse (a good mixer), karıştırıcı (agitator, blender). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | мішалка (agitator, churn), мікшер. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người trộn. (various references) | |
Welsh | cymysgwr (blender). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "mixer": mixers. (additional references) | |
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"Mixer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: imrex, maxen, maxer, Maxet, maxey, Maxfern, Meixner, mexa, miaer, micer, mier, miger, miker, mirer, mirex, mixa, mixe, mixel, mixet, mixo, mizer, moxer, mxe, myer, nexer, nixer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "mixer" (pronounced mi"kser) |
| 4 | -i" k s er | elixir, fixer. |
| 3 | -k s er | boxer, indexer, multiplexer, taxer. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: mirex, remix. | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-m-r-x" | |
-1 letter: emir, mire, rime. | |
-2 letters: ire, mir, mix, rei, rem, rex, rim. | |
-3 letters: em, er, ex, me, mi, re, xi. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-m-r-x" | |
+1 letter: mixers, premix, remixt. | |
+2 letters: excimer, mirexes, mixture, overmix, premixt, remixed, remixes. | |
+3 letters: examiner, excimers, exorcism, exordium, intermix, matrixes, mixtures, premixed, premixes, proxemic, remixing. | |
+4 letters: admixture, examiners, exclaimer, exodermis, exorcisms, exordiums, expertism, extermine, extremism, extremist, extremity, immixture, maximizer, mediatrix, overmixed, overmixes, plexiform, premixing, proxemics, proximate, reexamine, taxidermy, taximeter. | |
+5 letters: admixtures, circumflex, commixture, exclaimers, exothermic, experiment, expertisms, extermined, extermines, extremisms, extremists, immixtures, intermixed, intermixes, maximizers, microluxes, overmixing, peroxisome, premaxilla, reexamined, reexamines, taxidermic, taximeters. | |
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