• In mathematics, a medial is a set with a binary operation satisfying certain properties, see medial
  Medial
  - Medial magmas :In abstract algebra, a medial magma is a set with a binary operation which satisfies the identity \cdot = \cdot , or more simply, xy\cdot uv = xu\cdot yv...
  
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• In anatomy
  Anatomy
  Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
  
  , a medial is an adjective describing structures near the midline of an animal, see anatomical terms of location
  Anatomical terms of location
  Standard anatomical terms of location are designations employed in science that deal with the anatomy of animals to avoid ambiguities that might otherwise arise. They are not language-specific, and thus require no translation...
  
   or Human Anatomical Terms#Anatomical directions.
• In applied mathematics
  Applied mathematics
  Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
  
   and shape analysis
  Shape analysis
  This article describes shape analysis to analyze and process geometric shapes.The shape analysis described here is related to the statistical analysis of geometric shapes, to shape matching and shape recognition...
  
  , medial is an adjective describing a curve or surface that runs along the midline of a geometrical shape. See medial axis
  Medial axis
  The medial axis of an object is the set of all points having more than one closest point on the object's boundary. Originally referred to as the topological skeleton, it was introduced by Blum as a tool for biological shape recognition....
  
   and medial representation.
• See medial (linguistics) for the several linguistic senses of the word.

Linguistics

• The glide
  Semivowel
  In phonetics and phonology, a semivowel is a sound, such as English or , that is phonetically similar to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary rather than as the nucleus of a syllable.-Classification:...
  
   that occurs before the main vowel
  Vowel
  In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as English ah! or oh! , pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants, such as English sh! , where there is a constriction or closure at some...
  
   of a syllable
  Syllable
  A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a syllable nucleus with optional initial and final margins .Syllables are often considered the phonological "building...
  
  , especially in Chinese
  Chinese language
  The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
  
   phonology
  Phonology
  Phonology is, broadly speaking, the subdiscipline of linguistics concerned with the sounds of language. That is, it is the systematic use of sound to encode meaning in any spoken human language, or the field of linguistics studying this use...
  
   (see syllable structure)
• A voiced
  Voice (phonetics)
  Voice or voicing is a term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless or voiced. The term, however, is used to refer to two separate concepts. Voicing can refer to the articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate...
  
   stop consonant
  Stop consonant
  In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or an oral stop, is a stop consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases. The occlusion may be done with the tongue , lips , and &...
  
  
• A medial clause in a clause chain
• Medial voice, medial verb: see Middle voice
• Medial demonstrative
  Demonstrative
  In linguistics, demonstratives are deictic words that indicate which entities a speaker refers to and distinguishes those entities from others...