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media

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  • IPA /ˈmiːdɪə/

Noun

media noun

  1. The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
  2. A voiced stop consonant.
  3. One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus
  4. An ant specialized as a forager in a leaf-cutter ant colony.

media noun

  1. 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.”
  2. (usually with a definite article; often used as uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.“Some celebrities dislike press conferences, where the media bombards them with questions.”

media noun

  1. (plural media or mediums) The chemistry of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
  2. (plural media or mediums) The materials or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.
  3. (plural media or mediums) A format for communicating or presenting information.
  4. (plural media or mediums) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.

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