medial
[ mee-dee-uhl ]
/ ˈmi di əl /
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adjective
noun
Phonetics.
- a medial sound or letter.
- media2 (def. 1).
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British Dictionary definitions for medial
medial
/ (ˈmiːdɪəl) /
adjective
of or situated in the middle
ordinary or average in size
maths relating to an average
another word for median (def. 1), median (def. 2), median (def. 3)
zoology of or relating to a media
noun
phonetics a speech sound between being fortis and lenis; media
Derived forms of medial
medially, adverbWord Origin for medial
C16: from Late Latin mediālis, from medius middle
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Medical definitions for medial
medial
[ mē′dē-əl ]
adj.
Relating to, situated in, or extending toward the middle; median.
Being or relating to an average or a mean.
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