The difference between Initial and Middle
When used as nouns, initial means the first letter of a word or a name, whereas middle means a centre, midpoint.
When used as verbs, initial means to sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature, whereas middle means to double (a rope) into two equal portions.
When used as adjectives, initial means chronologically first, early, whereas middle means located in the middle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Initial and Middle
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Initial as an adjective:
Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
Examples:
"Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods."
"The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms."
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Initial as an adjective:
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
Examples:
"The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter."
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Initial as a noun:
The first letter of a word or a name.
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Initial as a noun:
In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
Examples:
"You can get your initials printed at the top."
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Initial as a noun (typesetting, calligraphy):
A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
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Initial as a noun (phonology):
onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
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Initial as a verb (transitive):
To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
Examples:
"Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom."
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Middle as a noun:
A centre, midpoint.
Examples:
"The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle."
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Middle as a noun:
The part between the beginning and the end.
Examples:
"I woke up in the middle of the night."
"In the middle of the marathon, David collapsed from fatigue."
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Middle as a noun (cricket):
The middle stump.
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Middle as a noun:
The central part of a human body; the waist.
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Middle as a noun (grammar):
The middle voice.
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Middle as an adjective:
Located in the middle; in between.
Examples:
"the middle point"
"[[middle name]], [[Middle English]], [[Middle Ages]]"
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Middle as an adjective:
Central.
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Middle as an adjective (grammar):
Pertaining to the middle voice.
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Middle as a verb (nautical, transitive):
To double (a rope) into two equal portions.