medial

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmiːdɪəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmidiəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mēdē əl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
me•di•al /ˈmidiəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of, relating to, or in the middle.
  2. relating to a mean or average.
See -medi-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
me•di•al  (mēdē əl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. situated in or pertaining to the middle;
    median;
    intermediate.
  2. pertaining to a mean or average;
    average.
  3. ordinary.
  4. Phoneticswithin a word or syllable;
    neither initial nor final, as the t, a, and n in stand.
  5. Insects[Entomol.]pertaining to, involving, or situated near the media.

n. 
  1. Phonetics
    • a medial sound or letter.
    • media2 (def. 1).
  • Late Latin mediālis middle. See medium, -al1
  • 1560–70
medi•al•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
medial /ˈmiːdɪəl/ adj
  1. of or situated in the middle
  2. ordinary or average in size
  3. relating to an average
  4. another word for median, median
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin mediālis, from medius middleˈmedially adv
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