a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
[ Syn: mass medium ]
an occupation for which you are especially well suited; in law he found his true metier
[ Syn: metier ]
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
[ Syn: culture medium ]
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; he consulted several mediums
[ Syn: spiritualist , sensitive ]
medium (n.)
around the middle of a scale of evaluation; an orange of average size; intermediate capacity; medium bombers
[ Syn: average , intermediate ]
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside