Medium

Word MEDIUM
Character 6
Hyphenation me di um
Pronunciations /ˈmiːdɪəm/

Definitions and meanings of "Medium"

What do we mean by medium?

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

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

An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred. noun

A means of mass communication, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. noun

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

Any of various kinds of storage devices, such as hard drives or digital audiotape. noun

A person thought to have the power to communicate with the spirits of the dead or with agents of another world or dimension. noun

A surrounding environment in which something functions and thrives. noun

The substance in which a specific organism lives and thrives. noun

A culture medium. noun

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

The materials used in a specific artistic technique. noun

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

A filtering substance, such as filter paper. noun

A size of paper, usually 18 by 23 inches or 17.5 by 22 inches. noun

Occurring or being between two degrees, amounts, or quantities; intermediate: synonym: average. adjective

That which holds a middle place or position; that which comes or stands between the extremes in a series, as of things, principles, ideas, circumstances, etc.; a mean. noun

(plural media or mediums) The chemistry of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.

(plural media or mediums) The materials or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.

(plural media or mediums) A format for communicating or presenting information.

(plural media or mediums) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.

(plural media or mediums) A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro.

(plural media or mediums) The means, channel, or agency by which an aim is achieved.

(plural mediums or media) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.

(plural mediums or media) A tool used for painting or drawing.

(plural mediums) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.

(plural mediums) Anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.

(plural mediums) A person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit.

(plural mediums) A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions).

A middle place or degree.

An average; sometimes the mathematical mean.

The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connection.

1. adj. mediocre, fine, not great, okay, so-so 2. adv. mediocrely, in a not so great manner Usually accompanied by a so-so hand gesture and often used to denote when a previous statement is untrue or only half-true. Urban Dictionary

The convergent phenomenology of materialism. The hard problem of materialism (hard problem of consciousness). Materialism as both a frame and a metastate (paradigm). Posited as undecidable due to its intersubjective nature (the phenomenonology of subjects including objects)). The foundation of postmodern irony. Urban Dictionary

Pronounced: mee-dee-um -noun- 1. venue 2. one (usually an old, ugly woman) who supposedly communicates with the spirits of the dead 3. a crappy-ass TV show that had no future from the begginning Urban Dictionary

When your penis is neither erect or flacid (the period between 'up' and 'down') Urban Dictionary

One bad ass mother fucker. the son Johnny never had (damn your eyes) Urban Dictionary

One who can see and/or talk to spirits. Often misunderstood or mocked, or even shunned. But they are like anybody else. And they are just as normal as the rest of us. They arn't retarded or deluded, but Amazing and Gifted. We are out there, and we arn't insane. Get to know one of us. Urban Dictionary

A person who has little to no skill as a worker or a leader. He sees people that do work as a threat, because the boss will like them more. No chance to toss a coworker under the bus or slob the bosses knob will ever go untaken. Your hard work tends to be his livelihood, your mistakes tend to be his chance to bring you down a rung. The boss needs a volenteer? Medium will jump right in and do it. Then bitch about doing it the whole time as if he was forced to do it. Urban Dictionary

Kick-ass American TV show with a tripped-out script writer. For some reason Aussies love this show. Also see Allison Dubois Urban Dictionary

To un-maximimize a window. Urban Dictionary

Not good, not bad Not extremly appealing. Urban Dictionary

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The word "medium" in example sentences

Mag. _ in May 1861, writes: "I have deduced from this result the relation between statical or dynamical electricity, and have shown that the elasticity of the magnetic medium in air is the same as that of the luminiferous medium, _if these two coexistent, coextensive, and equally elastic media are not rather one medium_." ❋ William George Hooper (N/A)

Short finish upon opening, but with time medium to medium+ with airtime (and touch of drying tannins noticeable on the finish). ❋ Unknown (2010)

I sat down and ordered hot-and-sour soup (medium hot) and kung pao chicken (medium*). ❋ Georgmi (2010)

Very good depth, but a bit closed up right now taste: delicious and smooth medium feel with excellent medium+ acidity and balanced tones of white fruits, pears, apples, apricots and a bit of nectarines. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In Latin textbooks of history the term medium aevum had existed for more than a century; Hornius had made it a subdivision of historia nova (moderna), and Cel - larius had presented his Historia universalis as in antiquam et medii aevi ac novam divisa (Jena, 1696). ❋ DIETRICH GERHARD (1968)

The critic often uses the term medium as if it necessarily meant a professional, whereas every investigator has found some of his best results among amateurs. ❋ Unknown (1919)

Scholastics comprise under the term medium rationis. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The term medium has doubtless come to be applied to it because the plants are in size intermediate between the Mammoth variety (_Trifolium magnum_) and the smaller varieties, as the Alsike (_Trifolium hybridum_) and the small white (_Trifolium repens_). ❋ Thomas Shaw (1880)

To apply to it the distinguishing term medium, therefore, is positively misleading, since the smaller variety of red clover commonly grown occupies such middle ground, as the term medium would indicate. ❋ Thomas Shaw (1880)

Core inflation tends to be a useful predictor of inflation over a couple of years, which they call the medium term, a period key to monetary-policy decisions. ❋ Sudeep Reddy (2011)

Marshall McLuhan was right - the medium is the message. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That is because core inflation tends to be a useful predictor of inflation over a couple of years, which they call the medium term, a period that is key to monetary-policy decisions. ❋ Sudeep Reddy (2011)

I guess Marshall McLuhan was right – the medium is the message. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He's right, though, that it's a damned shame that older folk aren't celebrating the potential for the medium, but rather how the medium is allowing them to wallow in nostalgia. ❋ SVGL (2009)

-Dude, that chick is totally hot. -medium. I was thinking about [going to the beach] today, but then I [realized] I was only medium [psyched]. ❋ Misstrionics (2005)

A medium is intersubjective. Eg., Is reality [a frame] for itself or is reality a frame for something more [immaterial]? This is [the conundrum] of postmodern existentialism. ❋ Sandrashine (2018)

1. The medium I use to go [Internetting] is [Internet Explorer 8], because Firefox is too [cluttered] and visually unappealing with no address bar memory, Chrome doesn't have fullscreen or address bar memory, and Opera… I forget why. 2. It's a wonder how the medium industry survives when the idiot population skyrockets… Oh, wait… 3. "Medium" sucks. ❋ Nuclear Tank Factory (2009)

Is that the biggest you go? [No a] few more [inches] yet, [let it grow] it's only on its medium ❋ James (2003)

"hey medium, how much for one of your [tricks]?" "[fuck] medium, [settle down]!" ❋ Sean Wilson (2003)

[Paige] is a Medium. She speaks to [spirits] and sees them almost everywhere, but [we love] her anyways. ❋ Spirit Girl (2010)

[The boss] is gone to an [appointment] and won't know if we are working. Oh don't worry about that... If we [slack off] the Medium will be sure to tell on us. ❋ Track26 (2014)

Me: Did you watch Medium last night? Allsion [Dubois] couldn't stop listening to the song 'I Will Survive' in her head, because this girl was murdered while listening to that in her iPod and... You: [I don't really care] about [Allison Dubois]. ❋ Alice K (2007)

Microsoft calls this option "[restore] down;" however that is stupid. [I think we all] know [what's really] going on here - the windows just got mediumized. ❋ Valkilmerisawful (2010)

[How was your day]? Medium. ❋ Anna Norwood (2008)

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