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medium


 
  Grep  of  noun  medium 
  agropyron  intermedium 
  campanula  medium 
  contrast  medium 
  culture  medium 
  dispersing  medium 
  dispersion  medium 
  epimedium 
  genus  epimedium 
  interplanetary  medium 
  interstellar  medium 
  medium 
  medium  frequency 
  medium  of  exchange 
  medium  steel 
 
  Overview  of  noun  medium 
 
  The  noun  medium  has  10  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  medium  --  (a  means  or  instrumentality  for  communicating) 
  2.  (4)  medium  --  (the  surrounding  environment;  "fish  require  an  aqueous  medium") 
  3.  (2)  medium  --  (an  intervening  substance  through  which  signals  can  travel  as  a  means  for  communication) 
  4.  (1)  culture  medium,  medium  --  ((bacteriology)  a  nutrient  substance  (solid  or  liquid)  that  is  used  to  cultivate  micro-organisms) 
  5.  (1)  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,  spiritualist  --  (someone  who  serves  as  an  intermediary  between  the  living  and  the  dead;  "he  consulted  several  mediums") 
  10.  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  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  average,  intermediate,  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") 
  2.  medium  --  ((of  meat)  cooked  until  there  is  just  a  little  pink  meat  inside) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  medium 
 
  2  senses  of  medium 
 
  Sense  1 
  average,  intermediate,  medium 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  moderate)  ->  immoderate 
 
  Sense  2 
  medium 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cooked)  ->  raw 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  medium 
 
  2  senses  of  medium 
 
  Sense  1 
  average,  intermediate,  medium 
  =>  moderate  (vs.  immoderate) 
 
  Sense  2 
  medium 
  =>  cooked  (vs.  raw) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  medium 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  medium 
 
  medium  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  medium 
  medium 
 
  Overview  of  noun  medium 
 
  The  noun  medium  has  10  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  medium  --  (a  means  or  instrumentality  for  communicating) 
  2.  (4)  medium  --  (the  surrounding  environment;  "fish  require  an  aqueous  medium") 
  3.  (2)  medium  --  (an  intervening  substance  through  which  signals  can  travel  as  a  means  for  communication) 
  4.  (1)  culture  medium,  medium  --  ((bacteriology)  a  nutrient  substance  (solid  or  liquid)  that  is  used  to  cultivate  micro-organisms) 
  5.  (1)  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,  spiritualist  --  (someone  who  serves  as  an  intermediary  between  the  living  and  the  dead;  "he  consulted  several  mediums") 
  10.  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  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  average,  intermediate,  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") 
  2.  medium  --  ((of  meat)  cooked  until  there  is  just  a  little  pink  meat  inside) 



medium definition