nounπShareAny of various things that occur in the middle."Example Sentence: "In gymnastics, the medial of the balance beam is often marked to help the gymnast stay centered." "partpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOf or pertaining to a mean or average."medial allegation"statisticsmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareIn or near the middle; not at either end."The medial finger on your hand is the middle finger. "positionbodyanatomypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπSharePertaining to the inside; closer to the midline."The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral."anatomyphysiologymedicinebodypartdirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareCloser to the addressee."The teacher's voice was medial to me, as I sat in the middle of the classroom. "positiondirectionlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue."The "t" in the word "water," when spoken with a flap sound in American English, is a medial consonant because the air flows over the center of the tongue. "phoneticslanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading