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hot medium

hot medium noun: any medium that is rich in sensory data (e.g. high-definition film) and thus requires relatively little involvement by the viewer, reader, etc. in order to be consumed.

Noun

hot medium (plural hot media)

  1. Any medium that is rich in sensory data (e.g. high-definition film) and thus requires relatively little involvement by the viewer, reader, etc. in order to be consumed.
    Antonyms:
    cool medium

Antonyms of hot medium

Forms of hot medium

pluralhot media

Origin of hot medium

Coined by Marshall McLuhan, based on French anthropologist Lévi-Strauss' distinction between hot and cold societies.

Questions about hot medium

What does hot medium mean?
Hot medium means any medium that is rich in sensory data (e.g. high-definition film) and thus requires relatively little involvement by the viewer, reader, etc. in order to be consumed.
What part of speech is hot medium?
Hot medium is a noun.
What is the plural of hot medium?
The plural of hot medium is hot media.

Words near hot medium in the dictionary

  1. hot link
  2. hot links
  3. hot lips
  4. hot list
  5. hot media
  6. hot medium
  7. hot melt adhesive
  8. hot melt adhesives
  9. hot melt glue
  10. hot melt glues
  11. hot mess

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