Medium

n.	1.	That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. The just medium . . . lies between pride and abjection. - L'Estrange.
	2.	(Math.) See Mean.
	2.	A substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of sound. Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried. - Bacon. I must bring together All these extremes; and must remove all mediums. - Denham.
	3.	An average. A medium of six years of war, and six years of peace. - Burke.
	4.	A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See Paper.
	5.	(Paint.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application.
	6.	(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.
	7.	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{2}. Circulating medium a current medium of exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes. Ethereal medium (Physics) the ether. Medium of exchange that which is used for effecting an exchange of commodities - money or current representatives of money.
a.	1.	Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength.

Noun	1.	medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
	2.	medium - the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
	3.	medium - an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
	4.	medium - (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms Synonyms: culture medium
	5.	medium - an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
	6.	medium - a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
	7.	medium - (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
	8.	medium - a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium"
	9.	medium - someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" Synonyms: spiritualist
	10.	medium - transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public Synonyms: mass medium
	11.	medium - an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" Synonyms: metier
Adj.	1.	medium - 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" Synonyms: intermediate, average
	2.	medium - (of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside

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