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Definitions for Mediums

[1] a middle state or condition; mean.
[2] something intermediate in nature or degree.
[3] an intervening substance, as air, through which a force acts or an effect is produced.
[4] the element that is the natural habitat of an organism.
[5] surrounding objects, conditions, or influences; environment.
[6] an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which something is conveyed or accomplished: Words are a medium of expression.
[7] one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, or television.
[8] Biology . the substance in which specimens are displayed or preserved.
[9] Also called culture medium. Bacteriology . a liquid or solidified nutrient material suitable for the cultivation of microorganisms.
[10] a person through whom the spirits of the dead are alleged to be able to contact the living.
[11] Fine Arts . Painting . a liquid with which pigments are mixed. the material or technique with which an artist works: the medium of watercolor.
[12] a size of printing paper, 18½ × 23½ inches (47 × 60 cm) in England, 18 × 23 to 19 × 25 inches (46 × 58 to 48 × 64 cm) in America.
[13] Chiefly British . a size of drawing or writing paper, 17½ × 22 inches (44 × 56 cm).
[14] Also called medium strip . Midland U.S. median strip.
[15] in medium, Movies , Television . with the principal actors in the middle distance: The scene was shot in medium.
[16] about halfway between extremes, as of degree, amount, quality, position, or size: Cook over medium heat. He is of medium height.
[17] medium-dated gilt-edged securities
[18] midway between extremes; average a medium size
[19] (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting a moderate amount of light a medium red Compare light 1 (def. 29), dark (def. 2)
[20] an intermediate or middle state, degree, or condition; mean the happy medium
[21] an intervening substance or agency for transmitting or producing an effect; vehicle air is a medium for sound
[22] a means or agency for communicating or diffusing information, news, etc, to the public television is a powerful medium
[23] a person supposedly used as a spiritual intermediary between the dead and the living
[24] the substance in which specimens of animals and plants are preserved or displayed
[25] biology short for culture medium
[26] the substance or surroundings in which an organism naturally lives or grows
[27] art the category of a work of art, as determined by its materials and methods of production the medium of wood engraving the materials used in a work of art
[28] any solvent in which pigments are mixed and thinned
[29] any one of various sizes of writing or printing paper, esp 18 1 /2 by 23 1 /2 inches or 17 1 /2 by 22 inches (small medium )

Words related to Mediums

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Origin of Mediums

1575–85; < Latin: the middle, noun use of neuter of medius middle. See mid1

Words that may be confused with Mediums

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Word origin for Mediums

C16: from Latin: neuter singular of medius middle

Synonyms for Mediums

channel, form, instrument, mechanism, tool, vehicle, agency, agent, avenue, clairvoyant, factor, instrumentality, intermediate, measure, ministry, organ, psychic, seer, way