medial

[ mee-dee-uh l ]

/ ˈmi di əl /

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adjective

situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.

pertaining to a mean or average; average.

ordinary.

Phonetics. within a word or syllable; neither initial nor final, as the t, a, and n in stand.

Entomology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the media.

noun

Phonetics.

a medial sound or letter.
media²(def 1).

Words related to medial

betwixt, amid, among, halfway, in, inserted, intervening, mid, midway, within, amidst

Words nearby medial

media literacy, mediacy, mediad, mediaeval, mediagenic, medial, medial cord of brachial plexus, medial crest, medial cuneiform bone, medial cutaneous nerve of arm, medial cutaneous nerve of calf

Origin of medial

First recorded in 1560–70, medial is from the Late Latin word mediālis middle. See medium, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM medial

me·di·al·ly, adverbpost·me·di·al, adjectivesub·me·di·al, adjectivesub·me·di·al·ly, adverb

su·per·me·di·al, adjectivesu·per·me·di·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for medially

Medially this attachment continues posteriorly for about one-half the length of the hyoglossus.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca|William E. Duellman
The upper lip is uniform in width, not medially expanded as in S. atromaculatus.
Five Natural Hybrid Combinations in Minnows (Cyprinidae)|Frank B. Cross
The curved figure shown in b represents three feathers; a large one on each side, inclosing a medially smaller member.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895|Jesse Walter Fewkes
The head inclines towards the affected side, and the tip of the shoulder tends to pass slightly downward, forward, and medially.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

Figure a of the same plate is characterized by a medially placed triangle and a graceful pendant from which hangs seven feathers.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895|Jesse Walter Fewkes

British Dictionary definitions for medially

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, adverb

Word Origin for medial

C16: from Late Latin mediālis, from medius middle

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Medicine definitions for medially

medial

[ mē′dē-əl ]

adj.

Relating to, situated in, or extending toward the middle; median.

Being or relating to an average or a mean.