MEL

(acoustics) A unit of pitch, equal to one-thousandth of the pitch of a simple tone whose frequency is 1000 hertz and whose loudness is 40 decibels above a listener's threshold.

(Maya Embedded Language) See Maya.

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[Etymology: melody] acoustics, music USA 1951 A linear scale for subjective pitch, referenced to 1 000 mel for a pure tone of 1 kHz.
[Stevens S. S., Volkmann J., Newman E. B. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. Vol. 8, 185-90 (1937)]

MEL is an abbreviation that stands for several things:

• Maya Embedded Language, a computer programming language
• Maritime Economics and Logistics, a specialized field in economics and business
• Met English Language, an obsolete computer language
• Michigan eLibrary, an online service of the Library of Michigan
• Melbourne Airport (IATA airport code)
• Minimum Equipment List, an approved document created specifically to regulate dispatch of an aircraft or aircraft parts
• Miscellaneous electric load, the electricity use of appliances, electronics and other small electric devices in buildings.
• Maximum Exposure Limits, a occupational exposure limit values (UK).

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