Main Entry: me·di·al

Pronunciation: \ˈmē-dē-əl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin medialis, from Latin medius

Date: 1570

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