Definitions For Media

Etymology 1

Borrowed from {{bor, en, la, media}}, nominal use of the feminine of medius, t=middle, pos=a.

Pronunciation

(UK) {{enPR, mē'diə, me'diə}}, /ˈmiːdɪə/, /ˈmɛdɪə/ (US) {{enPR, mē'dēə}}, /ˈmiːdi.ə/ {{rhymes, en, iːdiə}}

Noun

{{en-noun, mediae}} (anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue. (linguistics, dated) A voiced stop consonant. : {{ant, en, tenuis}} (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus (zoology) An ant specialized as a forager in a leaf-cutter ant colony.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with medium.

Synonyms

vein of insect wing M

Derived terms

tunica media medial

Etymology 2

Plural of medium, shortened form of communications media, reinterpreted as singular or mass noun; from Latin medium}} (plural media), nominal use of the neuter of {{m, la, medius ("middle, pos=a").

Pronunciation

(UK) {{enPR, mē'diə}}, /ˈmiːdɪə/ (US) {{enPR, mē'dēə}}, /ˈmiːdi.ə/ {{rhymes, en, iːdiə}}

Noun

Plural of medium

Noun

MEDIA (plural media, s) (often, used as, _, uncountable, though such use is, _, proscribed) means, means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information. : {{ux, en, As a result of the rise of, first, television news and entertainment media and, second, web-based media, traditional print-based media has declined in popularity.}} (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. : {{ux, en, Some celebrities dislike press conferences, where the media bombards them with questions.}}

Derived terms

{{der3, en, media darling, media event, pos=n, mediagenic, pos=a, mediascape, pos=n, multimedia, mass media, mainstream media, media circus, media whore}}

Translations

Arabic: وَسَائِل الْإِعْلَام, p, إِعْلَام, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 媒體, tr=méitǐ Czech: média, p Danish: {{t-needed, da}} Dutch: {{t-needed, nl}} Esperanto: amaskomunikiloj, mediato Finnish: tiedotusväline, viestin, media Galician: medios, m-p Hungarian: média Icelandic: miðill, m Korean: 언론 (言論), 미디어, 매체 (媒體) Macedonian: меди́уми, m-p Malay: media Maori: pāpāhotanga Pashto: رسنۍ, p, f, tr=rësënai Persian: مدیا (mediá), رسانه, tr=rasāne Polish: media, f-p Portuguese: mídia, f {{qualifier, Brazil}}, média, m-p, media, m-p Russian: ме́диа, p Spanish: medios, p Swedish: media, n-p Vietnamese: phương tiện truyền thông Arabic: وَسَائِل اَلْإِعْلَام, p, إِعْلَام, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 媒體, 媒体, tr=méitǐ, 傳媒, 传媒, tr=chuánméi Danish: {{t-needed, da}} Dutch: {{t-needed, nl}} Finnish: tiedotusvälineet, viestimet, media French: médias, m-p German: Medien, n-p Greek: μέσα μαζικής ενημέρωσης, n-p (ΜΜΕ) Hindi: संचार माध्यम Icelandic: miðill, m Japanese: メディア, tr=media, 媒体, tr=baitai Korean: 언론 (言論), 미디어, 매체 (媒體) Macedonian: меди́уми, m-p, f-p Pashto: رسنۍ, p, f, tr=rësënai Persian: رسانه, tr=resâne, rasâne, مدیا (mediá) Portuguese: mídia, f {{qualifier, Brazil}}, média, m-p, media, m-p Russian: сре́дства ма́ссовой информа́ции, n-p, {{qualifier, abbreviation}} СМИ, масс-ме́диа, p, ме́диа, p Spanish: medios de comunicación, p Swedish: press, c, media, n-p Ukrainian: змі

Anagrams

Maedi, aimed, amide, maide {{topics, en, Collectives, Communication}}