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multimedia

multimedia

12 3.8
Use of text, images, sound and video together on computers or in presentations
  • noun
  • /ˌmʌltiˈmiːdiə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : multimedia
  • Perhaps the greatest advantage of multimedia is its ability to grab and hold students' attention.
  • multimedia through video
  • interactive multimedia
  • multimedia software

It sounds great, great audio, great multimedia.

Examples

  • Fewer faculty members have knowledge of and experience in software presentation, multimedia, and distance learning.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The students' task was to gather information from various sources (one print, one multimedia, one website).

    Academic text (2013)
  • We were maybe creating one or two special multimedia features a week.

  • We have all the multimedia tools to tell our story online.

  • However, the development of hardware and software for multimedia is just beginning.

    Academic text (1992)
  • So why is it that we find multimedia so compelling?

  • Corporate support has encouraged the town to embrace multimedia in its literacy activities.

    Academic text (2012)
  • One cost-effective method of bringing in educational multimedia on local and regional issues is through portable educational boxes.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In introducing "Weep, O Mine Eyes," I use multimedia to display its four musical ideas both visually and aurally.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The presentation included videos, images, and text, showcasing the effectiveness of multimedia in communication.

Antonyms

single-channel
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Sound that plays through one speaker, not left and right

Compounds

multimedia system
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A group of devices that show text, pictures, sound and video

1 4.6

A computer system using text, pictures, and sound that lets users choose what to see or do

A system that lets people interact with text, sound, pictures, and video

How Varied

multimedia
  • Specialized
12 3.8
interactive multimedia
  • Specialized
1 4.6
audiovisual
5 3.7
text
355 1.0

Surface Forms

multimedia singular
multimedias plural

Morphology

multimedia = media (transparent) = multi + media

The meaning is directly compositional: 'multi-' plus 'media' straightforwardly means multiple forms of communication.

Etymology

The word multimedia breaks into multi- meaning 'many' and media meaning 'ways to send or show information'. So multimedia is about using 'many' 'ways'—like text, pictures, sound, and video—together in one presentation.