Media

Pronunciation

• enPR: mÄ“'diÉ™, IPA: /ˈmiːdiÉ™/
• Rhymes: -iːdiÉ™

Full definition of media

Noun

1. (anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
2. (linguistics, dated) A voiced stop consonant.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with medium.

Derived terms

• tunica media

Antonyms

• (voiced stop) tenuis

Noun

plural

1. Plural of medium
2. (often used as uncountable, though such use is proscribed) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.''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.
3. (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.Some celebrities dislike press conferences, where the media bombards them with questions.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• aimed, amide, maide