Definitions for medium
ˈmi di əm; -di əmedi·um

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. mediumnoun

   a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

2. mediumnoun

   the surrounding environment

   "fish require an aqueous medium"

3. mediumnoun

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

4. culture medium, mediumnoun

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

5. mediumnoun

   a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

6. mediumnoun

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

7. mediumnoun

   an intervening substance through which something is achieved

   "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"

8. mediumnoun

   a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position

   "a happy medium"

9. medium, spiritualist, sensitivenoun

   someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

   "he consulted several mediums"

10. medium, mass mediumnoun

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

11. metier, mediumadjective

    an occupation for which you are especially well suited

    "in law he found his true metier"

12. average, intermediate, mediumadjective

    around the middle of a scale of evaluation

    "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"

13. mediumadjective

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

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mediumnoun

   (Microbiology) A source of nutrients in which a microorganism is placed to permit its growth, cause it to produce substances, or observe its activity under defined conditions; also called culture medium or growth medium. The medium is usually a solution of nutrients in water, or a similar solution solidified with gelatin or agar.

2. Mediumnoun

   A means of transmission of news, advertising, or other messages from an information source to the public, also called a news medium, such as a newspaper or radio; used mostly in the plural form, i. e. news media or media. See 1st media.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mediumnoun

   The nature of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.

2. mediumnoun

   The material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.

3. mediumnoun

   A format for communicating or presenting information.

4. mediumnoun

   The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.

5. mediumnoun

   A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro.

6. mediumnoun

   The means or channel by which an aim is achieved.

7. mediumnoun

   A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.

8. mediumnoun

   A tool used for painting or drawing.

   Acrylics, oils, charcoal and gouache are all mediums I used in my painting.

9. mediumnoun

   Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.

10. mediumnoun

    Anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.

11. mediumnoun

    A person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit.

12. mediumnoun

    A half pint serve of Guinness (or other stout in some regions).

13. mediumadjective

    Arithmetically average.

14. mediumadjective

    Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.

15. mediumadjective

    Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre.

16. Etymology: From medium, neuter of medius. Compare middle.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mediumnoun

   Etymology: medium, Latin.

   1. Any thing intervening.

   Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried. Francis Bacon.

   I must bring together
   All these extremes; and must remove all mediums,
   That each may be the other’s object. John Denham.

   Seeing requires light and a free medium, and a right line to the objects; we can hear in the dark, immured, and by curve lines. William Holder.

   He, who looks upon the soul through its outward actions, often sees it through a deceitful medium, which is apt to discolour the object. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 257.

   The parts of bodies on which their colours depend, are denser than the medium which pervades their interstices. Newt.

   Against filling the heavens with fluid mediums, unless they be exceeding rare, a great objection arises from the regular and very lasting motions of the planets and comets in all manner of courses through the heavens. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   2. Any thing used in ratiocination, in order to a conclusion; the middle term in an argument, by which propositions are connected.

   This cannot be answered by those mediums which have been used. John Dryden, Juvenal.

   We, whose understandings are short, are forced to collect one thing from another, and in that process we seek out proper mediums. Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning.

   3. The middle place or degree; the just temperature between extremes.

   The just medium of this case lies betwixt the pride and the abjection, the two extremes. L’Estrange.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. medium

   A medium is a substance, material, or environment through which something is transmitted, conveyed, or communicated. It can be a physical substance, such as an artistic medium (like paint or clay), a communication channel (like television or radio), or a biological medium (like the air we breathe, water, or soil). It's essentially an intermediate agency, instrument, or mode that facilitates an action or process.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mediumnoun

   that which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean

2. Mediumnoun

   see Mean

3. Mediumnoun

   the mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection

4. Mediumnoun

   a substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted

5. Mediumnoun

   an average

6. Mediumnoun

   a trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See Paper

7. Mediumnoun

   the liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application

8. Mediumadjective

   having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength

9. Etymology: [L. medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See Mid, and cf. Medius.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Medium

   Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, ending its run on that network on June 1, 2009. The series then moved to CBS on September 25, 2009, airing its final episode overall on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois, is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office. Allison and her husband Joe are the parents of three daughters, all of whom inherited Allison's gift. The show was initially based on the experiences of medium Allison DuBois, who claims she has worked with law enforcement agencies across the country in criminal investigations. Medium was created by Glenn Gordon Caron and was produced by his company Picturemaker Productions and Kelsey Grammer's Grammnet Productions in association with Paramount Television from 2005–06, CBS Paramount Television from 2006-09, and finally CBS Television Studios from 2009 until the series ended. The series aired on NBC during its first five seasons before switching to CBS for the sixth and seventh seasons. The production division of CBS had assumed production of Medium in 2006 after absorbing the television arm of the Paramount Pictures film studio. Paramount's home entertainment arm still held DVD distribution rights in conjunction with CBS DVD.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Medium

   mē′di-um, n. the middle: the middle place or degree: any intervening means, instrument, or agency: the substance in which bodies exist, or through which they move: in spiritualism, the person through whom spirits are said to make themselves seen or heard:—pl. Mē′diums, or Mē′dia.—adjs. Mē′dium, mediocre; Mediumis′tic, of or pertaining to spiritualistic mediums.—Circulating medium, money passing from hand to hand, as coin, bank-notes, &c. [L.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Medium

   in modern spiritualism a person susceptible to communication with the spirit-world.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Medium

   121-160mm.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MEDIUM

   A party with one ear in the grave but both hands on your wallet. "Hello, Central! Give me Heaven!"

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. medium

   See RESISTING MEDIUM.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. medium

   A form or way.

   Money is a medium of exchange.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 15, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Bacteriology
   • Biology
   • Communication
   • Environment
   • Instrumentality
   • Liquid
   • Nutrient
   • Psychic
   • State
   • Substance
   • Transmission

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'medium' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3853

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'medium' in Nouns Frequency: #419

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How to pronounce medium?

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How to say medium in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of medium in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of medium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of medium in a Sentence

1. Fred Allen:

   Television is a medium because anything well done is rare.

2. Aaron Kandola:

   Small amounts of physical activity are still beneficial and help you to build your fitness by gradually increasing duration and intensity over time, the biggest health benefits are seen in people moving from low to medium levels of physical fitness.

3. Chief Executive Lance Hockridge:

   The immediate to medium term prospects are so clouded - I wouldn't want to hazard a guess as between either of those.

4. Fatih Birol:

   In the very short-term, the effect of those options are not very huge. We should think of options and work on them. They will not bring a major change in the current markets but will be helpful in the medium and longer term.

5. James Reeve:

   Markets believe there is an increasing chance of the dollar peg being broken in the medium term, given low oil prices and potential strains on the balance of payments, we don't believe that the peg will be broken.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=medium
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=medium
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Medium
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=medium
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medium
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=medium
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=medium
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Medium
10. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
    https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
11. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=medium
12. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=medium
13. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=medium