different between mediae vs medial

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mi?.d?.i?/, /?mi?.d?.a?/

Noun

mediae

1. plural of media

Latin

Adjective

mediae

1. nominative feminine plural of medius
2. genitive feminine singular of medius
3. dative feminine singular of medius
4. vocative feminine plural of medius

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medi?lis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mi?.di.?l/
• Rhymes: -i?di?l

Adjective

medial (comparative more medial, superlative most medial)

1. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a mean or average.

2. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
   1. (anatomy, zootomy) Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of a organ.

      Antonym: lateral

   2. (entomology) Of or pertaining to the media and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
   3. (phonetics) (of a speech sound) In the middle of a word.
   4. (phonetics) (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.
   5. (linguistics) Closer to the addressee.

Coordinate terms

• (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,? distal,? dorsal,? lateral,? medial,? posterior,? proximal,? ventral ^{(Category: en:Medicine) [edit]}

Derived terms

Related terms

• median

Translations

Noun

medial (plural medials)

1. Any of various things that occur in the middle.
   1. One or more letters that occur in the middle of a word.

References

• “medial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “medial”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• Dameli, Imelda, mailed

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medialis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /med?i?a?l/

Adjective

medial (not comparable)

1. medial

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

From French médial, from Latin medialis.

Adjective

medial m or n (feminine singular medial?, masculine plural mediali, feminine and neuter plural mediale)

1. medial

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medi?lis. Cf. also meaja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me?djal/, [me?ð?jal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

medial (plural mediales)

1. medial

Derived terms

• anteromedial
• inferomedial
• superomedial

Further reading

• “medial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.