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/ˈmiːdɪə//ˈmiːdi.ə/Definitions
The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
A voiced stop consonant.
One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus
An ant specialized as a forager in a leaf-cutter ant colony.
/ˈmiːdɪə//ˈmiːdi.ə/Definitions
Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.
Example: 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.
(usually with a definite article; often used as uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.
Example: Some celebrities dislike press conferences, where the media bombards them with questions.
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(plural media or mediums) The chemistry of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
(plural media or mediums) The materials or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.
(plural media or mediums) A format for communicating or presenting information.
(plural media or mediums) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.