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me·di·al  (md-l)
adj.
1. Relating to, situated in, or extending toward the middle; median.
2. Linguistics Being a sound, syllable, or letter occurring between the initial and final positions in a word or morpheme.
3. Mathematics Being or relating to an average or a mean.
4. Average; ordinary.
n. Linguistics
1. A voiced stop, such as (b), (d), or (g). Also called media2.
2. A sound, letter, or form of a letter that is neither initial nor final.

[Late Latin medilis, from Latin medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

medi·al·ly adv.

medial [ˈmiːdɪəl]
adj
1. of or situated in the middle
2. ordinary or average in size
3. (Mathematics) Maths relating to an average
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) another word for median [1] [2] [3]
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology of or relating to a media
n
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics a speech sound between being fortis and lenis; media
[from Late Latin mediālis, from medius middle]
medially  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.medial - dividing an animal into right and left halvesmedial - dividing an animal into right and left halves
mesial - being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body
2.medial - relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"
Translations
medial [ˈmiːdɪəl] ADJmedial
medial
adj (= in the middle)mittlere(r, s); in (word) medial position (Ling) → im Inlaut


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