Medium - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmiːdɪəm|  American pronunciation of the word medium
Brit.  |ˈmiːdɪəm|  British pronunciation of the word medium

noun

- a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
- the surrounding environment
fish require an aqueous medium
- an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
- (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
- a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
- (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
- an intervening substance through which something is achieved
the dissolving medium is called a solvent
- a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
a happy medium
- someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead (syn: sensitive)
he consulted several mediums
- (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
- an occupation for which you are especially well suited (syn: metier)

adjective

- around the middle of a scale of evaluation (syn: average, intermediate)
medium bombers
- (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside

Extra examples

These shirts are all mediums and I take a large.

Make my French fries a medium.

Her preferred medium is sculpture.

The artist works in two media , pencil and watercolor.

These T-shirts are available in three sizes: small, medium, and large.

How would you like your steak, sir: rare, medium, or well-done?

I consider your journal one of the best possible mediums for such an article.

This man is our only safe medium.

What size shirt does he wear - small, medium or large?

She's of medium height.

Fry the onions over a medium heat until they are golden.

Advertising is a powerful medium.

Poesy between the best and worst no medium knows. (G. G. Byron)

Television is a mass medium.

Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes.

Word forms

noun
singular: medium
plural: mediums
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