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 |