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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | median |
| Synonyms: | average, between, center, central, halfway, innermost, intermediate, mean, middle, midway |
| Main Entry: | center |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | middle |
| Synonyms: | at halfway point, centermost, deepest, equidistant, inmost, inner, innermost, inside, interior, intermediary, intermediate, internal, mean, medial, mid, middlemost, midpoint, midway |
| Antonyms: | bordering, edging, exterior, marginal, outside, peripheral |
| Main Entry: | halfway |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not complete; in the middle |
| Synonyms: | betwixt and between, center, centermost, central, equidistant, imperfect, intermediate, medial, median, mid, middlemost, midway, moderate, part, part-way, partial, smack dab, smack in the middle |
| Antonyms: | complete, total, whole |
Example Sentences
- He suffered a torn medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament.
- The results suggest that these emotions are handled in the medial prefrontal cortex.
- The straps have been carefully positioned-and cushioned-to minimize rubbing, while medial posting combats pronation.
| Main Entry: | intermediate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | middle, in-between |
| Synonyms: | average, between, center, central, common, compromising, fair, halfway, indifferent, intermediary, interposed, intervening, mean, medial, median, mediocre, medium, mid, middling, midway, moderate, neutral, so-so, standard, transitional |
| Antonyms: | end, extreme |
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | average |
| Synonyms: | common, conventional, halfway, intermediate, medial, median, mediocre, medium, middle, middling, normal, popular, standard, traditional |
| Notes: | the median is the halfway point, dividing a series of numbers in half - while a mean is the average of the sum of the series |
| Antonyms: | extreme |
| Main Entry: | median |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | middle |
| Synonyms: | average, center, centermost, central, equidistant, halfway, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, mid, middlemost, midmost, midpoint, midway, par |
| Antonyms: | extreme, outside |
| Main Entry: | medium |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | midway, average |
| Synonyms: | common, commonplace, fair, fairish, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mediocre, middle, middling, moderate, neutral, normal, ordinary, par, passable, popular, run-of-the-mill, so-so, standard, tolerable |
| Antonyms: | extreme |
| Main Entry: | middle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | central |
| Synonyms: | average, between, betwixt and between, center, centermost, equidistant, halfway, inner, inside, intermediate, intervening, mainstream, mean, medial, median, medium, mezzo, middle of the road, middlemost, midmost, smack in the middle, straddling the fence |
| Antonyms: | border, extreme, outer, outside |
| Main Entry: | mid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intervening |
| Synonyms: | central, halfway, intermediate, medial, middle |
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