mul·ti·me·dia
ˌməl-tē-ˈmē-dē-ə 
-ˌtī-
: using, involving, or encompassing several media
a multimedia approach to learning
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a technique (such as the combining of sound, video, and text) for expressing ideas (as in communication, entertainment, or art) in which several media are employed
also
: something (such as software) using or facilitating such a technique
Examples of multimedia in a Sentence
Adjective
a multimedia exhibit of photographs, films, and music
Recent Examples on the Web
Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023
Cohen has hired eight firms, employed nearly two dozen lobbyists and spent over $1 million on a multimedia lobbying campaign, according to Bloomberg.
—Curbed, 16 May 2023
The Superman Web3 Movie Experience is a multimedia NFT that includes the film in 4K Ultra HD format, plus extras like image galleries and artist renderings by notable DC artists.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 June 2023
In 2021 Pei, who is the granddaughter of the late architect I.M. Pei, launched Ode, a company that creates multimedia archives for families who want to preserve their personal histories.
—Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 16 June 2023
Cleopatra Entertainment, headquartered in Los Angeles, is a multimedia company established by Perera, the head of Cleopatra Records.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2023
Joining Nicks, Bowers and Dahi will be Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler and his multimedia company Proximity Media on the production front.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 June 2023
In 2005, the Montana Meth Project launched a multimedia blitz of grotesque ads featuring emaciated, thieving, unhinged youth whose bodies were marred by lesions and mouths were full of crumbling teeth.
—Stacey McKenna, STAT, 11 May 2023
Once a teen waiting for his breakout moment, Cannon is now a multimedia mogul with a nine-figure salary to show for it.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
Now, what used to be intimate living room gatherings are big stage productions interweaving multimedia displays with performances by Broadway singers and actors participating alongside an orchestra or band.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
The two dash panels on either side of the 12.3-inch multimedia screen are identical, as are the air vents and arm rests, and two toggles housed on the center console serve dual-purpose as controls for the front and rear windows, which is an annoying byproduct of this focus on part reduction.
—Steven Ewing, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
Originally from Mexico City, the multimedia artist has released albums in several genres.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
The exhibit showed material artifacts and multimedia features and revealed to me that this city is where everyone needs to come to understand the American music landscape.
—Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023
In addition to the 22-seat theater, the studio, located in the Flatiron District, includes two edit suites and a multimedia facility designed to support a variety of production needs.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023
As designers and graphics editors on the Digital News Design team at The New York Times, we can often be found behind computer screens, working with data to design the home page display for election results, for example, or writing code for multimedia articles.
—Umi Syam, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
Grace Jones, the radical link between revolutionary Black artists like LaBelle and Betty Davis and multimedia pop divas like Madonna (and by extension Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Sia, and others), never got a cover and was rarely featured.
—Laronda Davis, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
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Adjective
Artist and Soundwaves founder Tim Wakefield created the pieces by running the song through a multimedia art process using layered snippets from the resulting sound wave images.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023
Cohen has hired eight firms, employed nearly two dozen lobbyists and spent over $1 million on a multimedia lobbying campaign, according to Bloomberg.
—Curbed, 16 May 2023
The Superman Web3 Movie Experience is a multimedia NFT that includes the film in 4K Ultra HD format, plus extras like image galleries and artist renderings by notable DC artists.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 June 2023
In 2021 Pei, who is the granddaughter of the late architect I.M. Pei, launched Ode, a company that creates multimedia archives for families who want to preserve their personal histories.
—Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 16 June 2023
Cleopatra Entertainment, headquartered in Los Angeles, is a multimedia company established by Perera, the head of Cleopatra Records.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2023
Joining Nicks, Bowers and Dahi will be Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler and his multimedia company Proximity Media on the production front.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 June 2023
In 2005, the Montana Meth Project launched a multimedia blitz of grotesque ads featuring emaciated, thieving, unhinged youth whose bodies were marred by lesions and mouths were full of crumbling teeth.
—Stacey McKenna, STAT, 11 May 2023
Once a teen waiting for his breakout moment, Cannon is now a multimedia mogul with a nine-figure salary to show for it.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
Noun
Home Court, an immersive multimedia museum dedicated to the NBA superstar’s journey and milestones, will open Nov. 25 in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
Now, what used to be intimate living room gatherings are big stage productions interweaving multimedia displays with performances by Broadway singers and actors participating alongside an orchestra or band.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
The two dash panels on either side of the 12.3-inch multimedia screen are identical, as are the air vents and arm rests, and two toggles housed on the center console serve dual-purpose as controls for the front and rear windows, which is an annoying byproduct of this focus on part reduction.
—Steven Ewing, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
Originally from Mexico City, the multimedia artist has released albums in several genres.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
The exhibit showed material artifacts and multimedia features and revealed to me that this city is where everyone needs to come to understand the American music landscape.
—Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023
In addition to the 22-seat theater, the studio, located in the Flatiron District, includes two edit suites and a multimedia facility designed to support a variety of production needs.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023
As designers and graphics editors on the Digital News Design team at The New York Times, we can often be found behind computer screens, working with data to design the home page display for election results, for example, or writing code for multimedia articles.
—Umi Syam, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
Grace Jones, the radical link between revolutionary Black artists like LaBelle and Betty Davis and multimedia pop divas like Madonna (and by extension Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Sia, and others), never got a cover and was rarely featured.
—Laronda Davis, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
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“Multimedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multimedia. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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multimedia
1 of 2 adjective
mul·ti·me·dia
ˌməl-ti-ˈmēd-ē-ə
: using or composed of more than one form of communication or expression
multimedia software combining sound, video, and text
multimedia
2 of 2 noun
: a technique (as the combining of sound, video, and text) for expressing ideas (as in communication, entertainment, or art) in which several media are employed
also
: something (as software) using such a technique
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