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1. | [ adjective ] around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures | |
Synonyms: | average intermediate | |
Examples: | "an orange of average size" "intermediate capacity" "a plane with intermediate range" "medium bombers" |
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Related terms: | moderate | |
2. | [ noun ] a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information | |
Related terms: | means film vehicle paper album data-storage_medium telecommunication print_media | |
3. | [ noun ] (geography) the surrounding environment | |
Examples: | "fish require an aqueous medium" |
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Related terms: | environment | |
4. | [ noun ] an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication | |
Related terms: | communication air air ether ban | |
5. | [ noun ] an intervening substance through which something is achieved | |
Examples: | "the dissolving medium is called a solvent" |
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Related terms: | substance solvent | |
6. | [ noun ] (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms | |
Synonyms: | culture_medium | |
Related terms: | substance agar bacteriology | |
7. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter | |
Related terms: | substance liquid solvent megilp | |
8. | [ noun ] (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed | |
Related terms: | substance contrast_medium biology | |
9. | [ adjective ] (of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside | |
Related terms: | cooked | |
10. | [ noun ] someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead | |
Synonyms: | spiritualist | |
Examples: | "he consulted several mediums" |
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Related terms: | psychic | |
11. | [ noun ] transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public | |
Synonyms: | mass_medium | |
Related terms: | transmission broadcast_media | |
12. | [ noun ] a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position | |
Examples: | "a happy medium" |
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Related terms: | state | |
13. | [ noun ] (work) an occupation for which you are especially well suited | |
Synonyms: | metier | |
Examples: | "in law he found his true metier" |
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Related terms: | occupation | |
Similar spelling: |
medina median |