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\Medical Definition of mel
(Entry 1 of 2)
: honey
mel
nounMedical Definition of mel (Entry 2 of 2)
: a subjective unit of tone pitch equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ of the pitch of a tone having a frequency of 1000 hertz
—used especially in audiology
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