a. [ Pref. bi- + medial. ] (Geom.) Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. inter- + medial: cf. L. intermedius. ] Lying between; intervening; intermediate. “Intermedial colors.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. medialis, fr. medius middle: cf. F. médial. See Middle. ] Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean;
n. (Phonetics) See 2d Media. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Sp. media luna half-moon. ] (Zool.) See Half-moon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. remedialis. ] Affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal or abatement of an evil;
Statutes are declaratory or remedial. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result; it is not remedial, not conservative. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a remedial manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Lying under the middle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Above the middle. [ 1913 Webster ]