medium (n.)

  1. a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

  2. (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public

    [ Syn: mass medium ]

  3. an occupation for which you are especially well suited; in law he found his true metier

    [ Syn: metier ]

  4. the surrounding environment; fish require an aqueous medium'

  5. an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

  6. (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms

    [ Syn: culture medium ]

  7. a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

  8. (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed

  9. an intervening substance through which something is achieved; the dissolving medium is called a solvent'

  10. a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; a happy medium'

  11. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; he consulted several mediums

    [ Syn: spiritualist , sensitive ]

    medium (adj.)

  1. around the middle of a scale of evaluation; an orange of average size; intermediate capacity; medium bombers

    [ Syn: average , intermediate ]

  2. (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside

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