ALL meanings of media
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M m - noun media (anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue. 1
- noun media TV, radio, papers, etc. 1
- noun media an ancient country in W Asia, S of the Caspian Sea, corresponding generally to NW Iran. Capital: Ecbatana. 1
- adjective media of such mass media 1
- adjective media about halfway between extremes, as of degree, amount, quality, position, or size: Cook over medium heat. He is of medium height. 1
- noun plural media plural: types of medium 1
- noun plural media Greek Grammar. a voiced plosive, as β, δ, γ. 1
- noun plural media Anatomy. the middle layer of an artery or lymphatic vessel. 1
- noun plural media Entomology. a longitudinal vein in the middle portion of the wing of an insect. 1
- noun plural media a middle state or condition; mean. 1
- noun plural media something intermediate in nature or degree. 1
- noun plural media an intervening substance, as air, through which a force acts or an effect is produced. 1
- noun plural media the element that is the natural habitat of an organism. 1
- noun plural media surrounding objects, conditions, or influences; environment. 1
- noun plural media an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which something is conveyed or accomplished: Words are a medium of expression. 1
- noun plural media one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, or television. 1
- noun plural media Biology. the substance in which specimens are displayed or preserved. 1
- noun plural media Also called culture medium. Bacteriology. a liquid or solidified nutrient material suitable for the cultivation of microorganisms. 1
- noun plural media a person through whom the spirits of the dead are alleged to be able to contact the living. 1
- noun plural media Fine Arts. Painting. a liquid with which pigments are mixed. the material or technique with which an artist works: the medium of watercolor. 1
- noun plural media a size of printing paper, 18½ × 23½ inches (47 × 60 cm) in England, 18 × 23 to 19 × 25 inches (46 × 58 to 48 × 64 cm) in America. 1
- noun plural media Chiefly British. a size of drawing or writing paper, 17½ × 22 inches (44 × 56 cm). 1
- noun plural media Also called medium strip. Midland U.S. median strip. 1
- noun plural media in medium, Movies, Television. with the principal actors in the middle distance: The scene was shot in medium. 1
- noun media Media, like data, is the plural form of a word borrowed directly from Latin. The singular, medium, early developed the meaning “an intervening agency, means, or instrument” and was first applied to newspapers two centuries ago. In the 1920s media began to appear as a singular collective noun, sometimes with the plural medias. This singular use is now common in the fields of mass communication and advertising, but it is not frequently found outside them: The media is (or are) not antibusiness. 1
- noun Definition of media in Technology 1. (data) Any kind of data including graphics, images, audio and video, though typically excluding raw text or executable code. The term multimedia suggests a collection of different types of media or the ability to handle such collections. 2. (storage) The physical object on which data is stored, as opposed to the device used to read and write it. 3. (networking) The object at the physical layer that carries data, typically an electrical or optical cable, though, in a wireless network, the term refers to the space through which radio waves propagate. Most often used in the context of Media Access Control (MAC). 1
- singular noun media You can refer to television, radio, newspapers, and magazines as the media. 0
- noun media Media is a plural of medium. 0
- noun media the means of communication that reach large numbers of people, such as television, newspapers, and radio 0
- adjective media of or relating to the mass media 0
- noun media the middle layer of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel 0
- noun media one of the main veins in the wing of an insect 0
- noun media a consonant whose articulation lies midway between that of a voiced and breathed speech sound 0
- noun media a consonant pronounced with weak voice, as c in French second 0
- noun media an ancient country of SW Asia, south of the Caspian Sea: inhabited by the Medes; overthrew the Assyrian Empire in 612 bc in alliance with Babylonia; conquered by Cyrus the Great in 550 bc; corresponds to present-day NW Iran 0
- noun media ancient kingdom in the part of SW Asia that is now NW Iran: cap. Ecbatana 0
- abbreviation MEDIA medium 0
- noun media the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel 0
- noun media a voiced stop 0
- noun media (linguistics, dated) A voiced stop consonant. 0
- noun media (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus. 0
- noun media (often used as uncountable, though such use is proscribed) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information. 0
- noun media (usually with a definite article; often used as uncountable, though such use is proscribed) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry. 0