media

Definitions

1. noun

   The ways and companies that share news and information.

   Examples

   • With web and television news, print media has become less popular.
   • Social media has changed how people get news.
2. noun

   Shows, films, books and other content that people watch or read.

   Examples

   • Fighter pilots look cool in popular media like Top Gun.
   • These popular pieces of media are seen by millions.
3. noun

   Journalists and others who report the news.

   Examples

   • The media gathered outside the courthouse.
   • Some stars dislike press events where the media ask many questions.
4. noun

   The plural of medium, meaning ways of sharing or storing something.

   Examples

   • Various media were used to save the old manuscripts.
   • The media differ in how they cover the story.
5. noun

   The plural of medium, meaning a person who claims to talk with spirits.

   Examples

   • Two well known media led the seance.
   • Skeptics doubt that media can reach the dead.
6. noun

   In anatomy, the middle layer of a blood vessel wall.

   Examples

   • The media has muscle that controls the vessel width.
   • Damage to the media can weaken the artery.
7. noun

   In language study, a voiced stop sound.

   Examples

   • In Sanskrit grammar, a media is different from an unvoiced stop.
   • The letter b is a media in many languages.
   ≠tenuis
8. noun

   In insects, a main vein in the wing.

   Examples

   • The media runs between two other wing veins.
   • Scientists use the media to identify insect species.
   ≈M
9. noun

   A medium sized worker ant in a leaf cutter colony.

   Examples

   • The media carries leaf pieces back to the nest.
   • Media ants are larger than the tiny ants in the garden.
10. noun

    An old Spanish unit for measuring dry goods.

    Examples

    • The farmer measured out a media of grain.
    • Old records give the harvest in media, not kilograms.
    ≈cuarto