medium

/ˈmiːdɪəm/

noun

Meaning

(plural media or mediums) The chemistry of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
(plural media or mediums) The materials or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.
(plural media or mediums) A format for communicating or presenting information.
(plural media or mediums) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.
(plural media or mediums) A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro.
(plural media or mediums) The means, channel, or agency by which an aim is achieved.
(plural mediums or media) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.
(plural mediums or media) A tool used for painting or drawing.
"Acrylics, oils, charcoal, and gouache are all mediums I used in my painting."
(plural mediums) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.
(plural mediums) Anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.
(plural mediums) A person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit.
(plural mediums) A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions).
A middle place or degree.
"a happy medium"
An average; sometimes the mathematical mean.
The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connection.

adjective

Meaning

Arithmetically average.
Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.
Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre.

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