medial

Meaning

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

Synonyms

middle

median

mid

mean

medium

intermediate

average

final-head

intermediary

in the middle

mezzo

middlemost

midmost

Translations

medial

medio

medial

ortalama

medialis

vasat

mittlere

orta

durchschnittlich

médian

médiane

gemiddeld

middel

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).