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- DictionaryMe·di·al/ˈmēdēəl/
adjective
- 1. situated in the middle. technical
1. : mean, average. 2. a. : being or occurring in the middle. b. : extending toward the middle. especially : lying or extending toward the median axis of the body. 3. : situated between the extremes of initial and final in a word or morpheme. medial noun. medially. ˈmē-dē-ə-lē. adverb. Synonyms. central. halfway. intermediary. intermediate. median.
Medial definition: situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.. See examples of MEDIAL used in a sentence.
towards the centre of the body rather than the sides. (Definition of medial from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of medial. medial. The medial cortex of reptiles does not appear to be involved in other tasks that are mediated by the hippocampus of mammals.
me•di•al. (ˈmi di əl) adj. 1. in or pertaining to the middle. 2. pertaining to a mean or average; average. 3. (of a sound or letter) occurring within a word, syllable, or other linguistic unit, as the sounds (i) and (t) in city; not initial or final. n. 4. a. a medial sound or letter.
MEDIAL meaning: 1. towards the centre of the body rather than the sides 2. toward the center of the body rather…. Learn more.
in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area. adjective. dividing an animal into right and left halves. synonyms: median. mesial. being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body.
Medial Definition. Of or in the middle; neither beginning nor ending; median. Nearer the median plane or axis of a body or part. Being a sound, syllable, or letter occurring between the initial and final positions in a word or morpheme. Of an average or mean.
What does the word medial mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word medial, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. medial has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
1. of or situated in the middle. 2. ordinary or average in size. 3. mathematics. relating to an average. 4. another word for median (sense 1), median (sense 2), median (sense 3) 5. zoology. of or relating to a media.
medial. located in the middle, especially of the body or of an organ. Definition of medial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
