multimedia

[ muhl-tee-mee-dee-uh, muhl-tahy- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the combined use of several media, medium, as sound and full-motion video in computer applications.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involving the use of multimedia.
2. having or offering the use of various communications or promotional media: medium:

   a multimedia corporation that owns TV stations and newspapers.

multimedia

/ ˌmʌltɪˈmiːdɪə /

plural noun

1. the combined use of media such as television, slides, etc, esp in education

adjective

1. of or relating to the use of a combination of media

   multimedia teaching aids

2. computing of or relating to any of various systems which can manipulate data in a variety of forms, such as sound, graphics, or text

Other Words From

• multi·medi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of multimedia¹

First recorded in 1960–65; multi- + media ¹

Example Sentences

The multimedia package was recognized in the “series” category of the prize, which is administered by the Center on Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay College.

From ProPublica

Blogs bring forth the multimedia representation of your business, they keep the audience interested, generate trust, and creatively present your services.

From Search Engine Watch

In this role he’ll collaborate with journalists across the newsroom on local and national stories, making documentary films and creating multimedia and digital video projects.

From ProPublica

Once you have a multimedia foundation, your insights can help to ensure that your creative team is driving prospective clients to your website, and engaging those prospects in conversation, in the most efficient way.

From Search Engine Watch

Modern artists such as Chin Chih Yang, who design interactive multimedia projects as well as creating "traditional" art, would probably tell you that whether something is "art" depends on only the artist and the audience, and not the medium itself.

From Ars Technica

Mary Matalin once dubbed him a “mega-multimedia Wunderkind!”

From The Daily Beast

He worked hard—doing all the demanding multimedia reporting we have to do nowadays.

From The Daily Beast

Jay-Z is a multimedia mogul with a gift for business and the credibility of the art world.

From The Daily Beast

Many sites stepped up their multimedia game this year, but a few really stood out.

From The Daily Beast

New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson discusses multimedia, covering the Boston Marathon attacks, and Buzzfeed.

From The Daily Beast

We give life to images, sounds, textures, to multimedia and virtual reality involving ourselves in new interactions.

From Project Gutenberg

We see many more examples in interactive multimedia, or in the heavy traffic of Internet-based communication.

From Project Gutenberg

The literate argument of science and multimedia's non-linear heuristic path to science are fundamentally different.

From Project Gutenberg

We operate on configurations or on mixed data types (that constitute multimedia).

From Project Gutenberg

Real- time interactive erotic multimedia captures even more attention.

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