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me⋅di⋅al

  [mee-dee-uhl]
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–adjective
1. situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.
2. pertaining to a mean or average; average.
3. ordinary.
4. Phonetics. within a word or syllable; neither initial nor final, as the t, a, and n in stand.
5. Entomology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the media.
–noun
6. Phonetics.
a. a medial sound or letter.
b. media 2 (def. 1).
Origin:
1560–70; < LL mediālis middle. See medium, -al 1

Related forms:
me⋅di⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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me·di·al   (mē'dē-əl)   
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 mediālis, from Latin medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]
me'di·al·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

medial 
1570, "pertaining to a mathematical mean," from L.L. medialis "of the middle," from L. medius "middle," from PIE *medhjo-, from base *me- "between" (cf. Skt. madhyah, Avestan madiya- "middle," Gk. messos, Goth. midjis, O.E. midd "middle," O.C.S. medzu "between," Arm. mej "middle"). Meaning "occupying a middle position" is attested from 1721.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: me·di·al
Pronunciation: 'mEd-E-&l
Function: adjective
1 : lying or extending in the middle; especially, of abody part : lying or extending toward the median axis of the body medial surface of the tibia>
2 : of or relating to the media of a blood vesselmedial involvement> —me·di·al·ly /-&-lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

medial me·di·al (mē'dē-əl)
adj.

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

  2. Being or relating to an average or a mean.

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