medial
Of or pertaining to a mean or averageOf or pertaining to a mean or average.
» The medial vowel changed over time.
Meaning
7 sensesOf or pertaining to a mean or average.
medial allegation
mittel
сре́днийsrédnij
Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.
The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.
medial, median
медиа́льныйmediálʹnyj, среди́нныйsredínnyj
Pertaining to the middle layer of a blood vessel, to its tunica media.
Mönckeberg medial sclerosis
Of or pertaining to the media and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
(of a speech sound, or a character or sequence thereof) In the middle of a word.
(of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.
zentral
Closer to the addressee.
- dividing an animal into right and left halves
- relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
Examples
4 sentencesThe medial vowel changed over time.
The doctor examined the medial side of her knee.
The medial consonant was difficult for the students to pronounce.
The bird had a dark stripe running down the medial part of each feather.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
Borrowed from Latin mediālis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) +Borrowed from Latin mediālis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
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Forms
more medial, most medial| Comparative | more medial Lesson |
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| Superlative | most medial Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
64 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form