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medial

/ˈmiː.di.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
me-di-al
IPA
/ˈmiː.di.əl/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a mean or average.

adj

Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

adj

Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

adj

Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

adj

Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

adj

Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

adj

Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

noun

Any of various things that occur in the middle.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial Borrowed from Latin mediālis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Inflected Forms

more medial (comparative) most medial (superlative) medials (plural)

Derived Forms

admedial antemedial anterodorsomedial anteromedial antimedial apicomedial basomedial bimedial buccomedial caudomedial centromedial corticomedial

Phrases

alligation medial medial canthus medial capital medial collateral ligament medial cuneiform bone medial epicondyle medial epicondylitis medial geniculate nucleus

Frequently Paired Words

intermedial median mesial

Synonyms

median

Antonyms

lateral

Rhymes With

remedial ventromedial dorsomedial anteromedial posteromedial praedial predial stapedial submedial intermedial bimedial superomedial

Questions

How do you pronounce medial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmiː.di.əl/.
What does medial mean?
Of or pertaining to a mean or average.
Where does medial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial Borrowed from Latin mediālis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

How to pronounce medial

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