different between premix vs premia

English

Etymology

pre- +? mix

Pronunciation

Noun

premix (countable and uncountable, plural premixes)

1. A blend of components that has been mixed in advance of use or of further processing.
   • 1994, G. Bickley Remmey, Firing Ceramics, page 120,

     High velocity premix systems — high velocity premix burner systems have been popular with some European kiln builders due to the fact that they are more fuel efficient than most other systems.

   • 2005, Robin Beauchamp, Designing Sound for Animation, page 143,

     As the postproduction phase nears completion, elements (units) are mixed-down to premixes (predub). Premixes are developed independently for each of the stems.

   • 2005, Hilary Wyatt, Tim Amyes, Audio Post Production For Television And Film, page 238,

     Premixes can be divided down into groups such as dialogue, effects and music, or even further, into premixes of spot effects, foley effects, atmosphere effects, etc.

   • 2006, M. J. McPherson, S. G. Møller, PCR, 2nd Edition, Taylor & Francis, page 80,

     Where possible you should prepare a premix containing the common reactants for all the PCRs you are setting up.

   • 2007, John Purcell, Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art, page 311,

     In comparison, dialogue editors have it pretty easy. Still, like the gymnast, for the past few weeks you?ve been preparing for one brief, intense experience: the dialogue premix.

   • 2008, Robert Blair, Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Poultry, page 223,

     When vitamins and minerals are combined in a single premix, it should be used within 30 days of purchase. Vitamin and trace mineral premixes should be stored in the dark in dry sealed containers.

2. (Australia, informal) A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic drinks; an alcopop.

Synonyms

• (blend of components prepared before use):
• (manufactured mixed beverage containing alcohol and soft drink): alcopop, RTD

See also

• postmix

Verb

premix (third-person singular simple present premixes, present participle premixing, simple past and past participle premixed)

1. To blend in advance.
   • 2003, Peter R. Hornsby, Roger N. Rothon (editor), Chapter 5: Compound Preparation, Mixture Characterisation and Process Enhancement of Particulate-Filled Polymer Compounds, Particulate-Filled Polymer Composites, page 220,

     During premixing, the components are randomly interspersed with each other and levels of developed shear are generally low.

   • 2005, Tom Holland, The 12-week Triathlete: Train For A Triathlon In Just Three Months, page 178,

     My current strategy is that I premix two PowerGels in each Fuel Belt bottle and drink half the bottle (one PowerGel) every half hour during the Ironman run.

   • 2010, Stanley R. Alten, Audio in Media, page 482,

     The rerecording mix is the final stage in postproduction, when the premixed tracks or stems—dialogue, music, and sound effects—are combined into stereo and surround sound and sent to the edit master.

Anagrams

• permix

English

Alternative forms

• premiums (much more common)

Noun

premia

1. plural of premium

Anagrams

• empair, rampie

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /p???mi.?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /p?e?mi.a/

Verb

premia

1. third-person singular present indicative form of premiar
2. second-person singular imperative form of premiar

Italian

Verb

premia

1. third-person singular present indicative of premiare
2. second-person singular imperative of premiare

Anagrams

• empirà, impera

Portuguese

Verb

premia

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of premiar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of premiar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?emja/, [?p?e.mja]

Etymology 1

From premiar.

Noun

premia f (plural premias)

1. (obsolete) urgency

   Synonym: urgencia

Derived terms

• apremiar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

premia

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of premiar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of premiar.

Further reading

• “premia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.