What does mélange mean?
Definitions for mélange
meɪˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑndʒ; -ˈlɑ̃ʒ, -ˈlɑn dʒɪzmélange
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Princeton's WordNet
odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherumnoun
a motley assortment of things
Wiktionary
melangenoun
A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things
The room was a melange of comic books and posters.
melangenoun
A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.
Etymology: From mélange, from mélange, meslange, from meslance, meslinges, derived from mescler (modern French mêler), from *, from misceo + -inges, a suffix of origin, from *. More at mix, -ing.
Wikipedia
Mélange
In geology, a mélange is a large-scale breccia, a mappable body of rock characterized by a lack of continuous bedding and the inclusion of fragments of rock of all sizes, contained in a fine-grained deformed matrix. The mélange typically consists of a jumble of large blocks of varied lithologies. Both tectonic and sedimentary processes can form mélange. Mélange occurrences are associated with thrust faulted terranes in orogenic belts. A mélange is formed in the accretionary wedge above a subduction zone. The ultramafic ophiolite sequences which have been obducted onto continental crust are typically underlain by a mélange. Smaller-scale localized mélanges may also occur in shear or fault zones, where coherent rock has been disrupted and mixed by shearing forces. Large-scale melanges formed in active continental margin settings generally consist of altered oceanic crustal material and blocks of continental slope sediments in a sheared mudstone matrix. The mixing mechanisms in such settings may include tectonic shearing forces, ductile flow of a water-charged or deformable matrix (such as serpentinite), sedimentary action (such as slumping, gravity-flow, and olistostromal action), or some combination of these. Some larger blocks of rock may be as much as 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) across. Before the advent of plate tectonics in the early 1970s, it was difficult to explain mélanges in terms of known geological mechanisms. A particularly troubling paradox was the occurrence of blueschist blocks (low temperature and high pressure metamorphic rocks) in direct contact with graywacke (a coarse sandstone with lithic fragments) that was deposited in a sedimentary environment.
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melange
Melange is a French word meaning mixture or blend. It is often used in various contexts such as geology, literature, and food to describe a diverse combination or assortment of different elements. For instance, in geology, it refers to a type of rock formed from different types of rocks fused together, while in culinary terms, it could refer to a blend of spices or ingredients.
Webster Dictionary
Melangenoun
a mixture; a medley
Etymology: [F. See Mell, Meddle.]
Wikidata
Melange
Melange from French mélange, – also called the "spice" – is the name of the fictional drug central to the Dune series of science fiction novels by Frank Herbert, and derivative works. In the series, the most essential and valuable commodity in the universe is melange, a geriatric drug that gives the user a longer life span, greater vitality, and heightened awareness; it can also unlock prescience in some humans, depending upon the dosage and the consumer's physiology. This prescience-enhancing property makes safe and accurate interstellar travel possible. Melange comes with a steep price, however: it is addictive, and withdrawal is fatal. Carol Hart analyzes the concept in the essay "Melange" in The Science of Dune.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Melange
mā-longzh′, n. a mixture: a medley. [Fr.]
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Anagrams for mélange »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mélange in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mélange in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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Overall, given the usual noise in the data, as well as a melange of other special factors, we do not view the 1.5 percent first-quarter tracking as so far below the 2.4 percent average of the current expansion to raise more serious worries.
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