English Dictionary: medial | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for medial | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Media \[d8]Me"di*a\, n.; pl. {Medi[91]} (-[emac]). [NL., fr. L. medius middle.] (Phonetics) One of the sonant mutes [beta], [delta], [gamma] (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the tenues, [pi], [tau], [kappa] (p, t, k), and the aspirat[91] (aspirates) [phi], [theta], [chi] (ph or f, th, ch). Also called {middle mute}, or {medial}, and sometimes {soft mute}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Medial \Me"di*al\, a. [L. medialis, fr. medius middle: cf. F. m[82]dial. See {Middle}.] Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as, medial alligation. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Medial \Me"di*al\, n. (Phonetics) See 2d {Media}. |