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1. (n.) medium
a middle state or condition; mean.
2. medium
something intermediate in nature or degree.
3. medium
an intervening substance, as air, through which a force acts or an effect is produced.
4. medium
the element that is the natural habitat of an organism.
5. medium
surrounding objects, conditions, or influences; environment.
6. medium
an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which something is conveyed or accomplished:
Words are a medium of expression.
7. medium
one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers or television.
8. medium
the substance in which specimens are displayed or preserved.
9. medium
a person through whom the spirits of the dead are alleged to be able to contact the living.
10. medium
a size, as of garments, to fit the average figure.
11. medium
an item in this size.
12. medium
the material or technique with which an artist works.
13. (adj.) medium
about halfway between extremes in degree, quantity, position, or quality.
Etymology: (1575–85; < L: n. use of neut. of medius middle. See mid1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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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. (adj) 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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1. (adjective) medium
between big and small in size or amount
a medium serving of french fries
2. (noun) medium
an item in the size between large and small
I think I need a medium in the pants.
3. medium
a method used to communicate or express sth
learning through the medium of the Internet
4. medium
sb who believes they can communicate with dead people
She went to visit a medium.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) medium
having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength
2. (noun) medium
that which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean
3. (noun) medium
see Mean
4. (noun) medium
the mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection
5. (noun) medium
a substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted
6. (noun) medium
an average
7. (noun) medium
a trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See Paper
8. (noun) medium
the liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. medium
in modern spiritualism a person susceptible to communication with the spirit-world.
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. medium
121-160mm.
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Sense: something by or through which an effect is produced
Air is the medium through which sound is carried.
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 Afrikaans: medium |
 Arabic: وَسَيط، واسِطَه، وسيلَه |
 Bulgarian: суровина |
 Brazilian: meio |
 Czech: prostředí |
 German: das Mittel |
 Danish: materiale |
 Greek: μέσο |
 Spanish: medio |
 Estonian: vahend |
 Farsi: واسطه |
 Finnish: väliaine |
 French: moyen |
 Hebrew: אֶמצָעִי, מְתָווֶך |
 Hindi: कला का रूप |
 Croatian: posrednik, vodič |
 Hungarian: közeg |
 Indonesian: penghantar |
 Icelandic: miðill |
 Italian: mezzo |
 Japanese: 媒体 |
 Korean: 매개물 |
 Lithuanian: aplinka, terpė |
 Latvian: vide |
 Malay: penghantar |
 Dutch: medium |
 Norwegian: middel, medium |
 Polish: środek |
 Persian: واسطه |
 Pashto: وسطى |
 Portuguese: meio |
 Romanian: mediu |
 Russian: средство |
 Slovak: prostredie |
 Slovenian: medij, posrednik |
 Serbian: medij |
 Swedish: medium, medel |
 Thai: ตัวกลาง |
 Turkish: ortam, araç |
 Taiwanese: 媒介 |
 Ukrainian: засіб; шлях |
 Urdu: واسطہ |
 Vietnamese: môi trường |
 Chinese: 媒介 |
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