medial

me·di·al

adj \ˈmē-dē-əl\

Definition of MEDIAL

1

: mean, average

2

a : being or occurring in the middle b : extending toward the middle; especially : lying or extending toward the median axis of the body

3

: situated between the extremes of initial and final in a word or morpheme

— medial noun

— me·di·al·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb

Examples of MEDIAL

1. <four is the medial number between one and seven>

Origin of MEDIAL

Late Latin medialis, from Latin medius

First Known Use: 1570

Related to MEDIAL

Synonyms: central, halfway, intermediary, intermediate, middle, median, mediate, medium, mid, midmost

Antonyms: extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost

Related Words: equidistant; inmost, inner, innermost, nearest; betwixt and between, borderline, gray (also grey), in-between

Near Antonyms: outer, peripheral

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Rhymes with MEDIAL

predial