medium
(adjective) (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
average, intermediate, medium
(adjective) around the middle of a scale of evaluation; “an orange of average size”; “intermediate capacity”; “medium bombers”
metier, medium
(noun) an occupation for which you are especially well suited; “in law he found his true metier”
medium
(noun) an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
medium
(noun) a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
medium, mass medium
(noun) (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
medium
(noun) the surrounding environment; “fish require an aqueous medium”
medium, spiritualist, sensitive
(noun) someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; “he consulted several mediums”
medium
(noun) a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; “a happy medium”
medium
(noun) an intervening substance through which something is achieved; “the dissolving medium is called a solvent”
medium
(noun) (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
medium
(noun) a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
medium (plural media or mediums)
(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, engineering) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.
(plural media or mediums, microbiology) 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, painting) A tool used for painting or drawing.
(plural mediums, spiritualism) 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, Ireland, dated, informal) A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions).
A middle place or degree.
(dated) An average; sometimes the mathematical mean.
(logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connection.
medium (not comparable)
(obsolete) Arithmetically average.
Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.
Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre.
• See also intermediate
medium (comparative more medium, superlative most medium)
to a medium extent
• mediumly
• edimmu
Source: Wiktionary
Me"di*um, n.; pl. L. Media, E. Mediums. Etym: [L. medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See Mid, and cf. Medius.]
1. That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean. The just medium . . . lies between pride and abjection. L'Estrange. (b) (Math.)
Definition: See Mean. (c) (Logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection.
2. A substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted. Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried. Bacon. I must bring together All these extremes; and must remove all mediums. Denham.
3. An average. [R.] A medium of six years of war, and six years of peace. Burke.
4. A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See Paper.
5. (Paint.)
Definition: The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application. Circulating medium, a current medium of exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes.
– Ethereal medium (Physics), the ether.
– Medium of exchange, that which is used for effecting an exchange of commodities -- money or current representatives of money.
Me"di*um, a.
Definition: Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
