medium


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medium
adj. intermediate in size or degree, not to an extreme; mediocre
 
n. means by which something is accomplished; means of expression; channel of communication; middle man, intermediary; substance or environment through which something is affected; broker; psychic (Spiritual)

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Noun
1. a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
(hypernym) means
(hyponym) vehicle
2. the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
(hypernym) environment, environs, surroundings, surround
3. an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
(hypernym) communication, communicating
(hyponym) ether, aether
(class) ban, censor
4. (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
(synonym) culture medium
(hypernym) substance, matter
(hyponym) agar, nutrient agar
(classification) bacteriology
5. an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
(hypernym) substance, matter
(hyponym) solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
6. a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
(hypernym) liquid
(hyponym) megilp, megalp
7. (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
(hypernym) substance, matter
(hyponym) contrast medium, contrast material
(classification) biology, biological science
8. a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium"
(hypernym) state
9. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"
(synonym) spiritualist
(hypernym) psychic
10. transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
(synonym) mass medium
(hypernym) transmission
(hyponym) broadcast medium, broadcasting
11. an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"
(synonym) metier
(hypernym) occupation, business, job, line of work, line

Adjective
1. around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers"
(synonym) average, intermediate
(similar) moderate
2. (of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
(similar) cooked


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Medium (das)
n. medium, intermediary, substance or environment through which something is affected; channels of mass communication; psychic, (Spiritual) person who can communicate with the spirit world

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médium
nm. medium, spiritualist