mul·ti·me·dia
ˌməl-tē-ˈmē-dē-ə 
-ˌtī-
: using, involving, or encompassing several media
a multimedia approach to learning
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a technique (such as the combining of sound, video, and text) for expressing ideas (as in communication, entertainment, or art) in which several media are employed
also
: something (such as software) using or facilitating such a technique
Examples of multimedia in a Sentence
Adjective
a multimedia exhibit of photographs, films, and music
Recent Examples on the Web
Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2024
By 2016, Luna was working as a receptionist for the Palm Springs office of Alpha Media, a multimedia company that owns and operates radio stations across the country.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Over the last three years, Esperanza has taken in more than $100,000 in NEA grants to support events like its Afro-Latinx Festival and projects like its South Central Archive, a multimedia timeline of community stories, photo portraits and other culturally revelatory keepsakes.
—Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Beautiful and educational exhibitions range from photography to painting to multimedia cultural displays.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2023
From there, In Touch Ministries expanded into a multimedia network of broadcasting, publishing and public speaking with content provided in over 50 languages.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
Artist and Soundwaves founder Tim Wakefield created the pieces by running the song through a multimedia art process using layered snippets from the resulting sound wave images.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023
Cohen has hired eight firms, employed nearly two dozen lobbyists and spent over $1 million on a multimedia lobbying campaign, according to Bloomberg.
—Curbed, 16 May 2023
The Superman Web3 Movie Experience is a multimedia NFT that includes the film in 4K Ultra HD format, plus extras like image galleries and artist renderings by notable DC artists.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 June 2023
Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
For this reason, the multi-hyphenate, multimedia journalist went on a three-year quest to invent a brand-new pasta shape and bring it to market.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2024
Carlo Angerer Carlo Angerer is a multimedia producer and reporter based in Mainz, Germany.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
WikiLeaks calls itself a multimedia organization and library that publishes censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
The suit filed Thursday in federal court on behalf of Ibrahim Samra, 27, alleges the multimedia journalist was singled out by management over his social media posts and asked about his views on Hamas in the wake of the group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
Faith Ringgold, a multimedia artist whose pictorial quilts depicting the African American experience gave rise to a second distinguished career as a writer and illustrator of children’s books, died on Saturday at her home in Englewood, N.J.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
This multimedia method of reading creates quick little shots of prose that can loosen the writing gears.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Visitors will learn about each studio’s origin story through dedicated multimedia displays highlighting significant milestones, movies, filmmakers, locations, and gain a deeper understanding of how the studio system transformed the American film industry.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Director Rupert Goold also litters the proceedings with multimedia elements in an effective, energetic way.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2024
By 2016, Luna was working as a receptionist for the Palm Springs office of Alpha Media, a multimedia company that owns and operates radio stations across the country.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Over the last three years, Esperanza has taken in more than $100,000 in NEA grants to support events like its Afro-Latinx Festival and projects like its South Central Archive, a multimedia timeline of community stories, photo portraits and other culturally revelatory keepsakes.
—Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Beautiful and educational exhibitions range from photography to painting to multimedia cultural displays.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2023
From there, In Touch Ministries expanded into a multimedia network of broadcasting, publishing and public speaking with content provided in over 50 languages.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
Artist and Soundwaves founder Tim Wakefield created the pieces by running the song through a multimedia art process using layered snippets from the resulting sound wave images.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023
Cohen has hired eight firms, employed nearly two dozen lobbyists and spent over $1 million on a multimedia lobbying campaign, according to Bloomberg.
—Curbed, 16 May 2023
The Superman Web3 Movie Experience is a multimedia NFT that includes the film in 4K Ultra HD format, plus extras like image galleries and artist renderings by notable DC artists.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 June 2023
Noun
Earlier Internet memes tended to be based on Photoshop templates or text overlaid on images; TikTok memes are multimedia, with a much higher production standard than the viral content of decades past.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
For this reason, the multi-hyphenate, multimedia journalist went on a three-year quest to invent a brand-new pasta shape and bring it to market.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2024
Carlo Angerer Carlo Angerer is a multimedia producer and reporter based in Mainz, Germany.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
WikiLeaks calls itself a multimedia organization and library that publishes censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
The suit filed Thursday in federal court on behalf of Ibrahim Samra, 27, alleges the multimedia journalist was singled out by management over his social media posts and asked about his views on Hamas in the wake of the group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
Faith Ringgold, a multimedia artist whose pictorial quilts depicting the African American experience gave rise to a second distinguished career as a writer and illustrator of children’s books, died on Saturday at her home in Englewood, N.J.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
This multimedia method of reading creates quick little shots of prose that can loosen the writing gears.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Visitors will learn about each studio’s origin story through dedicated multimedia displays highlighting significant milestones, movies, filmmakers, locations, and gain a deeper understanding of how the studio system transformed the American film industry.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Multimedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multimedia. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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multimedia
1 of 2 adjective
mul·ti·me·dia
ˌməl-ti-ˈmēd-ē-ə
: using or composed of more than one form of communication or expression
multimedia software combining sound, video, and text
multimedia
2 of 2 noun
: a technique (as the combining of sound, video, and text) for expressing ideas (as in communication, entertainment, or art) in which several media are employed
also
: something (as software) using such a technique
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