English Online Dictionary. What means multimedia? What does multimedia mean?
English
Etymology
From multi- + media.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmʌltiˈmiːdi.ə/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌmʌltiˈmidi.ə/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌmɐltiˈmiːdi.ə/, /ˌmaltiˈmiːdi.ə/
- Rhymes: -iːdiə
Noun
multimedia (uncountable)
- The combined use of sound, video, and text to present an idea.
Related terms
- multimedial
Descendants
Translations
Adjective
multimedia (not comparable)
- of, or relating to this combined use of media
- (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into an integrated package
Translations
See also
- hypermedia
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English multimedia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmultiˌmediɑ/, [ˈmul̪t̪iˌme̞diɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ediɑ
- Hyphenation(key): multi‧media
Noun
multimedia
- multimedia
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “multimedia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English multimedia.
Noun
multimedia m (invariable)
- multimedia
Adjective
multimedia (invariable)
- Alternative form of multimediale
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English multimedia, French multimédia, German Multimedia. By surface analysis, multi- + media.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mul.tiˈmɛ.dja/
- Rhymes: -ɛdja
- Syllabification: mul‧ti‧me‧dia
Noun
multimedia nvir pl (related adjective multimedialny)
- multimedia (combined use of sound, video, and text to present an idea)
- (computing) multimedia (IT products in the form of programs, games, etc., using images, sound, animation, or other means that affect the active use of the user)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- multimedia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- multimedia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- multimedia in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French multimédia.
Adjective
multimedia m or f or n (indeclinable)
- multimedia
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English multimedia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /multiˈmedja/ [mul̪.t̪iˈme.ð̞ja]
- Rhymes: -edja
- Syllabification: mul‧ti‧me‧dia
Noun
multimedia f (plural multimedias)
- (computing) multimedia
Adjective
multimedia (invariable)
- (computing) multimedia, media
Further reading
- “multimedia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10