medial
adjective
- of or in the middle; neither beginning nor ending; median
- nearer the median plane or axis of a body or part
- of an average or mean
- average; ordinary
noun
- a medial letter
- in some alphabets, the form of a letter that is used as neither an initial nor final letter
See medial in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mēˈdē-əl)
adjective- Relating to, situated in, or extending toward the middle; median.
- Linguistics Being a sound, syllable, or letter occurring between the initial and final positions in a word or morpheme.
- Mathematics Being or relating to an average or a mean.
- Average; ordinary.
noun Linguistics - A voiced stop, such as (b), (d), or (g). Also called media2.
- A sound, letter, or form of a letter that is neither initial nor final.
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