medial

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to a mean or average.
2. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
3. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
4. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
5. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
6. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
7. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

Noun

1. Any of various things that occur in the middle.
2. Any of various things that occur in the middle.

Opposite of

lateral

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmiː.di.əl/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

middle

median

mid

mean

medium

intermediate

average

final-head

intermediary

in the middle

mezzo

middlemost

midmost