multimedia

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a noun

   Combining several forms of content, such as text, pictures, sound, animation, and video.

   Grammar: Always stands before a noun: a multimedia presentation. It cannot be used after the noun it describes.

   Patterns

   • multimedia presentation
   • multimedia content
   • multimedia software
   • multimedia course

   The teacher prepared a multimedia lesson with video clips, maps, and music.

   Students used free multimedia software to edit their short film.

   The sales team gave a multimedia presentation instead of a slideshow full of bullet points.

2. 2noununcountable

   The combined use of several types of media, especially on a computer or in a show.

   Grammar: Has no plural; do not say a multimedia or multimedia. Often follows a verb like use or create.

   Patterns

   • use multimedia
   • create multimedia
   • interactive multimedia

   The exhibition uses multimedia to bring the history of the city to life.

   Her degree project combined photography and multimedia.

Common combinations

multimedia presentation

He opened the conference with a multimedia presentation about the project.

multimedia content

The website now streams multimedia content to mobile users.

interactive multimedia

Interactive multimedia makes language practice feel like a game.

Synonyms and how they differ

mixed-media

Mainly an art term for works that combine materials such as paint, photographs, and objects.

audiovisual

Limited to sound plus pictures or film; it does not include text or interactive elements.

Word family

medium noun

A means of communication; its plural is media.

media noun

The plural of medium, also used for the news industry.

Commonly confused: multimedia or media?

Practice

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