An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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blend
  ۱) توهم؛ ۲) توهم شدن  
1) tuham; 2) tuham šodan
Fr.: 1a) blend; 1b) mot-valise; 2) mélanger  

1a) Description of two or more adjacent → spectral lines which are mixed due to insufficient → resolving power of the → spectrograph.

1b) Linguistics: A word which is coined by extracting and combining arbitrary pieces of two or more existing words. Examples include → smog, motel (motor + hotel), brunch (breakfast + lunch), → pulsar, and → shellular. Same as portmanteau.

  1. Of two or more → spectral lines, to become merged into one line as a consequence of insufficient instrumental → resolution.

Etymology (EN): M.E., from O.N. blanda; akin to O.E. blandan “to mix,” Lith. blandus “impure, cloudy.”

Etymology (PE): Tuham, from tu “inside” + ham “together,” → com-.