medianly (comparative more medianly, superlative most medianly)
In a median direction
• lymnaeid, maidenly
Source: Wiktionary
Me"di*an, a. Etym: [L. medianus, fr. medius middle. See Medial.]
1. Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove.
2. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves; -- said of unpaired organs and parts; as, median coverts. Median line. (a) (Anat.) Any line in the mesial plane; specif., either of the lines in which the mesial plane meets the surface of the body. (b) (Geom.) The line drawn from an angle of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side; any line having the nature of a diameter.
– Median plane (Anat.), the mesial plane.
– Median point (Geom.), the point where the three median lines of a triangle mutually intersect.
Me"di*an, n. (Geom.)
Definition: A median line or point.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2025
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; āparsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulsesā; ālived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgenceā
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