medium

Definitions of medium in various dictionaries:

noun - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

noun - the surrounding environment

noun - an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

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

noun - a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

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

noun - an intervening substance through which something is achieved

noun - a state that is intermediate between extremes

noun - someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

noun - (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public

noun - an occupation for which you are especially well suited

adj - around the middle of a scale of evaluation

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

Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.

An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.

An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred: The train was the usual medium of transportation in those days.

The group of journalists and others who constitute the communications industry and profession.

A surrounding environment in which something functions and thrives.

The substance in which a specific organism lives and thrives.

A culture medium.

A specific kind of artistic technique or means of expression as determined by the materials used or the creative methods involved: the medium of lithography.

The materials used in a specific artistic technique: oils as a medium.

A solvent with which paint is thinned to the proper consistency.

A filtering substance, such as filter paper.

noun - a surrounding environment in which something functions and thrives