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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Me·di·an adjective or noun ⇨ see Media me·di·an
ETYMOLOGY Middle English mediane, from Late Latin mediana(vena) median (vein), from feminine of Latin medianus in the middle, central, from medius middle — more at mid DATE 15th century 1. a medial part (as a vein or nerve) 2. a. a value in an ordered set of values below and above which there is an equal number of values or which is the arithmetic mean of the two middle values if there is no one middle number b. a vertical line that divides the histogram of a frequency distribution into two parts of equal area c. a value of a random variable for which all greater values make the cumulative distribution function greater than one half and all lesser values make it less than one half 3. a. a line from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side b. a line joining the midpoints of the nonparallel sides of a trapezoid 4. median strip Synonyms: see average
adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin medianus DATE 1592 1. being in the middle or in an intermediate position : medial 2. lying in the plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves 3. relating to or constituting a statistical median 4. produced without occlusion along the lengthwise middle line of the tongue • me·di·an·ly adverb English Etymology median 1592, from M.Fr . médian, from L. medianus "of the middle," from medius "middle" (see medial). Originally anatomical, of veins, arteries, nerves; mathematical sense "middle number of a series" first recorded 1902; median strip "strip between lanes of a highway" is from 1954.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 median me·dian / 5mi:diEn / adjective[only before noun] (technical 术语) 1. having a value in the middle of a series of values 中间值的；中间的: the median age / price 中年；中等价位 2. located in or passing through the middle 在中间的；通过中点的: a median point / line 中点/线 noun1. (mathematics 数) the middle value of a series of numbers arranged in order of size 中位数 2. (geometry 几何) a straight line passing from a point of a triangle to the centre of the opposite side (三角形的)中线 3. (also 'median strip) (both NAmE) = central reservation Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: MIDDLE 1, center, centermost, equidistant, halfway, medial, mid, middlemost, midmost 2 Synonyms: MIDDLE 2, center, central, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, midn. Function: noun Synonyms: AVERAGE , mean, norm, par Related Words: center, middle Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged me·di·an I. \ˈmēdēən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French mediane, from Medieval Latin mediana (vena), from Latin mediana (feminine of medianus median) + vena vein 1. : a median part (as a vein, nerve, or scale) 2. : a value in an ordered set of quantities below and above which fall an equal number of quantities or which is the arithmetic mean of the two middle values if there is no one middle number < the median of the set 19, 20, 36, is 20, that of the set 19, 20, 21, 22 is 20.5 > 3. a. : a line from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side b. : a line joining the midpoints of the nonparallel sides of a trapezoid 4. : median strip Synonyms: see average II. adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin medianus, from medius middle + -anus -an — more at mid 1. : being in the middle : occupying an intermediate position : medial < was presumably of the median sexual type — H.S.Canby > 2. : equivalent in lightness to median gray 3. : of, relating to, or constituting a statistical median 4. : situated in the middle; specifically : lying in a plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves — used especially of unpaired organs and parts < median fins > 5. phonetics : produced without occlusion along the lengthwise middle line of the tongue — compare lateral • me·di·an·ly adverb III. adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Media, ancient country in southern Asia (from Latin, from Greek Mēdia) + English -an 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Media in Persia b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Media 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Median language IV. noun (-s) Usage: capitalized 1. : a native or inhabitant of Media 2. : the Iranian language of ancient Media V. noun 1. : a vertical line that divides the histogram of a frequency distribution into two parts of equal area 2. : a value of a random variable for which all greater values make the distribution function greater than one half and all lesser values make it less than one half |
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