multimedia

[ muhl-tee-mee-dee-uh, muhl-tahy- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the combined use of several media, medium, as sound and full-motion video in computer applications.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involving the use of multimedia.
2. having or offering the use of various communications or promotional media: medium:

   a multimedia corporation that owns TV stations and newspapers.

multimedia

/ ˌmʌltɪˈmiːdɪə /

plural noun

1. the combined use of media such as television, slides, etc, esp in education

adjective

1. of or relating to the use of a combination of media

   multimedia teaching aids

2. computing of or relating to any of various systems which can manipulate data in a variety of forms, such as sound, graphics, or text

Other Words From

• multi·medi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of multimedia¹

First recorded in 1960–65; multi- + media ¹

Example Sentences

Although its multimedia approach to kids’ content has helped expand its audience, it has also raised questions about screen time and what kind of content — if any — very young children should be watching.

From Los Angeles Times

Lloyd’s “Sunset Blvd.,” by contrast, blasts away with impunity to create a vastly different experience — a kinetic multimedia concert, in which Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music and Don Black and Christopher Hampton’s lyrics are freed from the procedural nature of Black and Hampton’s book.

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Jones was a crucial connector of talent and repertoire; he had an instinctive sense of where artists should go to find success; he built a multimedia empire with an eye toward empowering people for whom show business didn’t always make room.

From Los Angeles Times

“Martha” offers a slightly more nuanced version of this journey, showing how Stewart overcame her humble origins to create a multimedia lifestyle company worth billions by, as she once put it, “celebrating something that’s been put down for so long.”

From Los Angeles Times

Collage and collision are their preferred multimedia modes.

From Los Angeles Times