Median (2)
Me″di‐an, n.(Geom.) A median line or point.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Mediant
Me″di‐ant (?), n. [L. medians, p. p. of mediare to halve: cf. It. mediante, F. médiante.] (Mus.) The third above the keynote; — so called because it divides the interval between...
Mediastinal
Me′di‐as‐ti″nal (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.
Mediastine
{ Me′di‐as″tine (?), ‖Me′di‐as‐ti″num (?), } n. [NL. mediastinum, fr. L. medius middle; cf. mediastinus helper, a menial servant, LL. mediastinus equiv. to medius: cf F. médiast...
Mediate
Me″di‐ate (?), a. [L. mediatus, p. p. of mediare, v. t., to halve, v. i., to be in the middle. See Mid, and cf. Moiety.] 1. Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; i...
Mediate (2)
Me″di‐ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Mediated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mediating.] [LL. mediatus, p. p. of mediare to mediate. See Mediate, a.]1. To be in the middle, or between two; to...
Mediate (3)
Me″di‐ate, v. t. 1. To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace.2. To divide into two equal parts. Holder.
Mediately
Me″di‐ate‐ly (?), adv. In a mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not directly or primarily; by means; — opposed to immediately.God worketh all things amongst us mediat...
Mediateness
Me″di‐ate‐ness, n. The state of being mediate.
Mediation
Me′di‐a″tion (?), n. [OE. mediacioun, F. médiation. See Mediate, a.] 1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, ...
Mediative
Me″di‐a‐tive (?), a. Pertaining to mediation; used in mediation; as, mediative efforts. Beaconsfield.
Mediatization
Me′di‐at′i‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. médiatisation.] The act of mediatizing.
Mediatize
Me″di‐a‐tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mediatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mediatizing.] [Cf. F. médiatiser.] To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position; to ann...
Mediator
Me″di‐a′tor (?), n. [L. mediator: cf. E. médiateur.] One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an ...
Mediatorial
Me′di‐a‐to″ri‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a mediator, or to mediation; mediatory; as, a mediatorial office. — Me′di‐a‐to″ri‐al‐ly, adv.My measures were... healing and mediato...
Mediatorship
Me″di‐a′tor‐ship (?), n. The office or character of a mediator.
Mediatory
Me″di‐a‐to‐ry (?), a. Mediatorial.
Mediatress
{ Me′di‐a″tress (?), Me′di‐a‐″trix (?), } n. [L. mediatrix, f. of mediator: cf. F. médiatrice.] A female mediator.
Medic
Med″ic (?), n. [L. medica, Gr. � (sc. �) a kind of clover introduced from Media, from � Median.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic is the Medicago...
Medic (2)
Med″ic, a. [L. medicus.] Medical.
Medicable
Med″i‐ca‐ble (?), a. [L. medicabilis, from medicare, medicari, to heal, fr. medicus physician. See Medical.] Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed.
Medical
Med″ic‐al (?), a. [LL. medicalis, L. medicus belonging to healing, fr. mederi to heal; cf. Zend madha medical science, wisdom, Gr. � to learn, E. mind: cf. F. médical.]1. Of, pe...
Medically
Med″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a medical manner; with reference to healing, or to the principles of the healing art.
Medicament
Med″i‐ca‐ment (?), n. [L. medicamentum, fr. medicare, medicari, to heal: cf. F. médicament. See Medicable.] Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing a...
Medicamental
Med′ica‐men″tal (?), a. Of or pertaining to medicaments or healing applications; having the qualities of medicaments. — Med′ica‐men″tal‐ly, adv.
Medicaster
Med″i‐cas′ter (?), n. [Cf. F. médicastre. See Medical.] A quack. Whitlock.
Medicate
Med″i‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Medicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Medicating (?).] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare, medicari. See Medicable.]1. To tincture or impregnate with an...