Geomedium
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A geological medium or substrate such as soil, sediment, or rocks.
"In a geomedium, the solid particles act as insulators while soil moisture acts largely as the conductor of the electric current."
- 2 A format that includes geographical information, such as that used by maps, geotagged pictures, or travelogues.
"In that context. I claimed that location-based media or geomedia are to space what the watch is to time. Geomedia regulate social behavior, coordinate social interactions, and regulate interpersonal communications, while organizing the exchange of information, the founding immaterial commodities constitutive of these new immaterial places."
Example
More examples"In a geomedium, the solid particles act as insulators while soil moisture acts largely as the conductor of the electric current."
Etymology
From geo- + medium.
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