26984 words

medium

15 definitions • 21 examples
1
being in the middle between an upper and lower amount, size, degree, or value:

Examples:

a girl of medium height
a medium-sized book
2
(of meat) cooked so that it is no longer red in the middle:

Examples:

Would you like your steak rare, medium, or well done?
3
a method or way of expressing something:

Examples:

the broadcasting/print medium
They told the story through the medium of dance.
4
a person who says that they can receive messages from people who are dead
5
a substance that something grows in, lives in, or moves through:

Examples:

Compost is an excellent growing medium.
6
being in the middle between an upper and lower amount, size, or degree; average:

Examples:

He was a man of medium height.
The shirt is available in small, medium, and large sizes.
7
Medium also refers to a way of cooking meat or fish so that it is cooked in the middle:

Examples:

Would you like your steak rare, medium, or well-done?
8
a method or way of expressing something:

Examples:

the broadcasting/print medium
9
The medium that an artist works in is the materials or method used to create things:

Examples:

The work of art was done in mixed media (= using different substances), and included wood shavings, pieces of metal, glue, and oil paint.
10
the material through which a wave or other force travels
11
a person who claims to receive messages from people who are dead
12

Examples:

a medium of sth Interactive TV opens up the medium of television to the participation of individuals.
a medium for sth The internet is a growing medium for uncensored information and discussion.
Typically cinema is the chosen medium for visualizing the future.
13
something that is used as a way of creating or expressing something else:

Examples:

a medium for sth Products are the medium for communication between corporations and the market.
a medium of sth Body language is often consciously used as a medium of expressing thoughts and feelings.
through the medium of sth They advertise through the medium of direct mail.
14
a size of clothes that is between small and large:

Examples:

Could I try on a medium, please?
15
used to describe something that is between small and large in size:

Examples:

Production of existing small and medium cars will continue at the plant.

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