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English

Etymology

mix +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ks?(r)

Noun

mixer (plural mixers)

1. One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
2. One who mixes or socializes.
3. A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
4. A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.

5. (sound engineering) A mixing console.
7. (US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
8. Any of various social dances involving frequent changes of partners.
9. A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head.
10. (electronics) A nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it.

Hyponyms

• cement mixer
• concrete mixer
• electric whisk
• hand mixer

Coordinate terms

• blender
• food processor

Related terms

• mix
• mixture

Derived terms

• vision mixer

Translations

Further reading

• drink mixer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• mirex, remix

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English mixer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?k.s?r/
• Hyphenation: mi?xer
• Rhymes: -?ks?r

Noun

mixer m (plural mixers, diminutive mixertje n)

1. A mixer (device, esp. kitchen appliance, for mixing).
2. A music mixer.

Derived terms

• staafmixer

Related terms

• mixen

French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mik.se/

Verb

mixer

1. to mix

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mixer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mik.sœ?/

Noun

mixer m (plural mixers)

1. mixer (machine for mixing)

Anagrams

• remix

Further reading

• “mixer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French mixer

Noun

mixer n (plural mixere)

1. blender

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixt?ra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misce? (“mix”); compare mix.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: m?ks?ch?r, IPA^(key): /?m?kst??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?kst??/
• Hyphenation: mix?ture

Noun

mixture (countable and uncountable, plural mixtures)

1. The act of mixing.

   The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.

2. Something produced by mixing.

   An alloy is a mixture of two metals.

3. Something that consists of diverse elements.

   The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.

4. A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution

   A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals

5. (music) A compound organ stop.
6. A cloth of variegated colouring.
7. (India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

Derived terms

• cough mixture

Related terms

• mix
• mixer

Translations

Further reading

• mixture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• mixture in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Participle

mixt?re

1. vocative masculine singular of mixt?rus

Portuguese

Verb

mixture

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of mixturar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of mixturar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of mixturar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of mixturar

Spanish

Verb

mixture

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mixturar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mixturar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of mixturar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mixturar.