Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hot medium

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: hot medi-um
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Coined by Marshall McLuhan, based on French anthropologist Lévi-Strauss' distinction between hot and cold societies.

Inflected Forms

hot media (plural)

Antonyms

cool medium

Questions

What does hot medium mean?: 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.
Where does hot medium come from?: Coined by Marshall McLuhan, based on French anthropologist Lévi-Strauss' distinction between hot and cold societies.

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