interactive multimedia
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4.6
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈæktɪv ˌmʌltiˈmidiə/
- Specialized
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multimedia interactivo
- Their educational programs offer educators interactive multimedia curriculum materials, classes, and resources for Internet participation within the disciplines of math and science.
- interactive multimedia system
Examples
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In designing interactive multimedia applications, animation is seen as an integral component in presenting information on the computer screen.
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Such interactive multimedia systems offer the user personal access to large amounts of information, including pictures, graphics, video, text, and audio.
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Users are more and more attracted to interactive multimedia.
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The attraction of interactive multimedia for users continues to increase.
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Other websites offer educators interactive multimedia materials.
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In the future, personal computers and interactive multimedia will provide a whole new environment for self-directed learning, not just for learning about the technology, but as a process to explore new bodies of knowledge.
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It is a true interactive multimedia system, intended for the consumer, educational, and professional markets.
Academic text (1990) -
Authoring for interactive multimedia is a complex process, and the provision of suitable authoring environments is receiving worldwide attention.
Academic text (1990) -
It provides information about low vision and eye diseases and includes an interactive multimedia touch-screen program, a list of local resources, and a display of various low vision assistive devices.
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Schools are increasingly incorporating interactive multimedia into their teaching methods to enhance student engagement.
Synonyms
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7.5
A set of texts, pictures, and videos linked so you can explore them by clicking
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3.9
A group of devices that show text, pictures, sound and video
A system that lets people interact with text, sound, pictures, and video
A computer system that links text, images, and video for interactive use
Antonyms
How Interactive
- Specialized
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4.6
- Specialized
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3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'interactive' (allowing user response/control) modifies 'multimedia' (a combination of text, images, sound, video), so a learner who knows both words can infer a system of multimedia that users can interact with. This adjective+noun pattern is standard and non-idiomatic, and similar constructions exist in other languages, making it transparently interpretable by B1 learners.
Etymology
Interactive multimedia makes you think of a museum touch table where you press a picture, see text and hear sound; interactive shows you can 'control' it and multimedia shows it uses 'images', 'text', and 'sound'. That's why the phrase means a computer system that combines different media and lets users choose and 'learn' in their own way.