"hot medium" meaning in All languages combined

See hot medium on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: hot media [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Marshall McLuhan, based on French anthropologist Lévi-Strauss' distinction between hot and cold societies. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Marshall McLuhan}} Coined by Marshall McLuhan Head templates: {{en-noun|hot media}} 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. Wikipedia link: Claude Lévi-Strauss
    Sense id: en-hot_medium-en-noun-p2Jv0uD3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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