medial

FREQ #44753

a. 中间的, 平均的, 普通的 n. 中间字母

发音

/ˈmiː.di.əl/

词形变化

medials 复数 medials more medial 比较级 most medial 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various things that occur in the middle.

  2. 2.

    Any of various things that occur in the middle.

    One or more letters that occur in the middle of a word.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to a mean or average.

    数学

    medial allegation

  2. 2.

    Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

    Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.

    医学 生物 动物学

    The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.

  3. 3.

    Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

    Pertaining to the middle layer of a blood vessel, to its tunica media.

    医学

    Mönckeberg medial sclerosis

  4. 4.

    Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

    Of or pertaining to the media and/or the areas of the wing next to it.

    生物 动物学
  5. 5.

    Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

    (of a speech sound, or a character or sequence thereof) In the middle of a word.

    语言学
  6. 6.

    Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

    (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.

    语言学
  7. 7.

    Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.

    Closer to the addressee.

    语言学

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

median

近义相关 2

central mesial

相关短语

medial cuneiform bone [医] 第一楔骨 medial geniculate nucleus medial capital medial collateral ligament medial s medial s's medial rectus 内直肌 medial malleolus medial lemniscus medial capitals medial geniculate nuclei medial collateral ligaments medial cuneiform bones medial mal

词源

Borrowed from Latin mediālis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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