premix
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English mix
English premix
From pre- + mix.
Inflected forms:
form: premixes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: premixes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: premixing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: premixed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: premixed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A blend of components that has been mixed in advance of use or of further processing.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: High velocity premix systems — high velocity premix burner systems have been popular with some European kiln builders due to the fact that they are more fuel efficient than most other systems.
As the postproduction phase nears completion, elements (units) are mixed-down to premixes (predub). Premixes are developed independently for each of the stems.
Premixes can be divided down into groups such as dialogue, effects and music, or even further, into premixes of spot effects, foley effects, atmosphere effects, etc.
Where possible you should prepare a premix containing the common reactants for all the PCRs you are setting up.
In comparison, dialogue editors have it pretty easy. Still, like the gymnast, for the past few weeks you′ve been preparing for one brief, intense experience: the dialogue premix.
When vitamins and minerals are combined in a single premix, it should be used within 30 days of purchase. Vitamin and trace mineral premixes should be stored in the dark in dry sealed containers.
gloss: A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic drinks; an alcopop.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
countable
informal
uncountable
examples: Within months, the first range of UDL^([United Distillers Limited]) premixes hit the shelves and the rest, as they say, is history. For over 40 years, Aussies have been sipping UDLs, and they're now as much a part of the Australian tradition as backyard cricket and throwin' a prawn on the barbie.
Around 2001 or 2002 I did a marketing assignment for Uni and chose a premix alcoholic beverage as my product. I got over 95% for the assignment, but it came back with rather a lot of red pen that pointed out how unethical it was to target underage females in this way, particularly as I provided research material that showed these premixes were a gateway to high lifelong use of alcohol.
The premixes are a nice starter before a night out. I go the 2.1 standard drinks per can as there is more buzz less fizz.
gloss: To blend in advance.
pos: verb
examples: During premixing, the components are randomly interspersed with each other and levels of developed shear are generally low.
My current strategy is that I premix two PowerGels in each Fuel Belt bottle and drink half the bottle (one PowerGel) every half hour during the Ironman run.
The rerecording mix is the final stage in postproduction, when the premixed tracks or stems—dialogue, music, and sound effects—are combined into stereo and surround sound and sent to the edit master.
Related words: postmix
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