Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any medium that is relatively poor in sensory data (e.g. a book as opposed to a film) and thus requires significant involvement by the viewer, reader, etc. in order to be consumed.

More definitions
  • a medium that usually, but not always, provides little involvement together with substantial stimulus; includes speech, television, cartoons

Origin

See hot medium.

See hot medium.

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Forms

plural: cool media
Singularcool medium
Pluralcool media

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a medium that usually, but not always, provides little involvement together with substantial stimulus; includes speech, television, cartoons:cold medium

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

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