hot medium
hot medium · hot media
Any medium that is rich in sensory data and thus requires relatively little…Any medium that is rich in sensory data (e.g. high-definition film) and thus requires relatively little involvement by the viewer, reader, etc. in order to be consumed.
Meaning
1 sensesAny medium that is rich in sensory data (e.g. high-definition film) and thus requires relatively little involvement by the viewer, reader, etc. in order to be consumed.
More definitions
- a medium that usually, but not always, provides complete involvement together without considerable stimulus; includes radio, film, photography
Origin
Coined by Marshall McLuhan, based on French anthropologist Lévi-Strauss' distinction betweCoined by Marshall McLuhan, based on French anthropologist Lévi-Strauss' distinction between hot and cold societies.
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Forms
plural: hot media| Singular | hot medium |
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irregular · Lesson
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular