mel

M3E1L1
/mɛl/

noun

A unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from one another.

CommonScrabble 5

Meanings

mel1

nounmel (plural mels)

plural mels

  1. A unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from one another.

mel2

nounmel (uncountable)
  1. uncountableHoney, when used as an ingredient in cosmetic products.

Mel3

Mel4

proper noun

Mel5

proper noun
  1. A language family, a branch of Atlantic-Congo, spoken from Guinea-Bissau to Liberia.

Mel6

proper noun
  1. A variety of the Mel-Khaonh language, a Bahnaric language of northeastern Cambodia.

Mel7

proper noun
  1. A frazione and former comune of Belluno, Veneto, Italy.

MEL8

nounMEL (plural MELs)

plural MELs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of minimum/minimal equipment list. The list of the minimum of operational equipment allowed for continued operation of the device equipping the equipment; by extension, the set of such equipment.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of miscellaneous equipment load.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

mel · noun

  1. Latinmel“honey”
  2. Englishmel

From Latin mel (“honey”). Doublet of mell.

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Mel · proper noun

  1. Italian and VenetanMel
  2. EnglishMel

Borrowed from Italian and Venetan Mel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mel

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Sounds the same

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APA

mel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mel

MLA

“mel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mel.

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