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1. (noun) medium
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information


2. (noun) medium
the surrounding environment
"fish require an aqueous medium"

3. (noun) medium
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication


4. (noun) culture medium, medium
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms


5. (noun) medium
a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter


6. (noun) medium
(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed


7. (noun) medium
an intervening substance through which something is achieved
"the dissolving medium is called a solvent"

8. (noun) medium
a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
"a happy medium"

9. (noun) medium, spiritualist, sensitive
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
"he consulted several mediums"

10. (noun) medium, mass medium
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public


11. (noun) metier, medium
an occupation for which you are especially well suited
"in law he found his true metier"

12. (adj) average, intermediate, medium
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
"an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"

13. (adj) medium
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside



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