Online English Dictionary

1. around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"

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

1. a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

2. the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"

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

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

5. a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

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

7. an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"

8. a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium"

9. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"

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

11. an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"

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