Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < L mixtūra=mixt(us)mixed+-ūra -ure)
Definition of 'Mixture'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)mixture (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
2. (noun)concoction, mixture, intermixture any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
3. (noun)assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley a collection containing a variety of sorts of things "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
4. (noun)mix, mixture an event that combines things in a mixture "a gradual mixture of cultures"
5. (noun)mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing the act of mixing together "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"
1. (noun)mixture a combination of substances or foods a mixture of sand, water, and lime; a mixture of herbs
2. mixture a combination of different things a mixture of excitement and worry; The movie was a mixture of fun and thrills.
Definition of 'Mixture'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Mixture the act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients
2. (noun)Mixture that which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; -- also, a medley
4. (noun)Mixture a kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a liquidpreparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved
5. (noun)Mixture a mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; -- contrasted with a compound; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter
6. (noun)Mixture an organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; -- called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone