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Meaning
Noun
●
The
material
of the
surrounding
environment, e.g.
solid
,
liquid
,
gas
,
vacuum
, or a specific
substance
such as a solvent.
●
The
materials
or
empty space
through which
signals
,
waves
, or
forces
pass.
●
A
format
for
communicating
or
presenting
information.
●
In Microbiology:
A
nutrient
substance
,
commonly
a
solution
or
solid
, for the growth of cells in vitro.
●
A
substance
, structure, or environment in which
living
organisms
subsist
,
grow
or are cultured.
●
A means,
channel
,
agency
or
go-between
through which communication,
commerce
, etc is
conveyed
or
carried on
, or by which an
aim
is achieved.
●
In Engineering:
The
materials
used to
finish
a
workpiece
using a
mass
finishing
or
abrasive
blasting
process.
●
A
liquid
base
which
carries
pigment
in paint.
●
In Painting:
A means of
expression
, in the
arts
, such as a
material
(oil,
pastel
,
clay
, etc) or method or
style
(expressionism,
jazz
, etc).
●
In Logic:
The
mean
or
middle term
of a
syllogism
, that by which the
extremes
are
brought
into connection.
●
In Spiritualism:
Someone who
supposedly
conveys
information from the
spirit
world.
●
A
middle
place or degree.
●
An
average
; sometimes the
mathematical
mean.
●
In Clothing:
One of several common
sizes
to which an
item
may be manufactured.
●
In Clothing:
An
item
labelled
or
denoted
as
being that
size.
●
In Clothing:
One who
fits
an
item
of that size.
●
In Irish English & People:
A
half-pint
serving
of Guinness (or other
stout
in some regions).
Adj
●
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.
●
In Clothing:
That is
medium
(the
manufactured
size).
Adv
●
To a
medium
extent.
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Origin
medium
English
medium
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Mediumly
Spiritualist
Mid-Sized
Midsized
Middling
Average
Middle-Sized
Related
Format
Moderate
Channel
Material
Platform
Device
Liquid
Genre
Substrate
Tool
Intermediate
Method
Mode
Product
Small
Agar
Source
Fluid
Niche
Instrument
Component
Technology
Layer
Sphere
Broth
Channels
Technique
Mixture
Substance
Solution
Scale
Commodity
Canvas
High
Surface
Language
Means
Conduit
Content
Coarse
Resource
Polymer
Thick
Element
Inoculum
Solid
Low
Quantity
Soil
Art Form
Subject Matter
Convex Lens
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