Overview of noun medium

The noun medium has 11 senses

• medium -- (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)


• medium -- (the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium")


• medium -- (an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication)


• culture medium, medium -- ((bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms)


• medium -- (a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter)


• medium -- ((biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed)


• medium -- (an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent")


• medium -- (a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium")


• medium, spiritualist, sensitive -- (someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums")


• medium, mass medium -- ((usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public)


• metier, medium -- (an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier")

Overview of adj medium

The adj medium has 2 senses

• average, intermediate, medium -- (around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers")


• medium -- ((meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside)