Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of mixing.

    The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.

    Mischung

    сме́шиваниеsméšivanije

    the act of mixing together

  2. (countable, uncountable)Something produced by mixing.

    An alloy is a mixture of two metals.

    Mischung, Gemisch

    смесьsmesʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)Something that consists of diverse elements.

    The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.

  4. (countable, uncountable)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

    миксту́раmikstúra

  5. (countable, uncountable)A compound organ stop.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A cloth of variegated colouring.

  7. (India, Sri Lanka, countable, uncountable)A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

Examples

86 sentences
  1. Air is a mixture of gases that we can't see.

    Повітря — це суміш невидимих газів. — menix

    ruВоздух - это смесь невидимых газов. — sharptoothed

    deLuft ist ein Gasgemisch, das wir nicht sehen können. — xtofu80

  2. Air is a mixture of gases.

    ruВоздух — это смесь газов. — odexed

    deLuft ist eine Mischung aus Gasen. — virgil

  3. Air is a mixture of various gases.

    ruВоздух — это смесь различных газов. — odexed

  4. Blend the mixture together until it is smooth.

  5. Let the mixture cool.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
act of mixing:
something produced by mixing:
medicinal compound:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of mixing:
something produced by mixing:

Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), fr

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

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