medium

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin medium, neuter of medius (“middle”). Compare middle.

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medium (plural media or mediums)[1]

  1. (plural media or mediums) The nature of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
  2. (plural media or mediums) The material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.
  3. (plural media or mediums) A format for communicating or presenting information.
  4. (plural media or mediums, engineering) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.
  5. (plural media or mediums, microbiology) A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro.
    • 1996, Samuel Baron (editor), Medical Microbiology:
      In some instances one can take advantage of differential carbohydrate fermentation capabilities of microorganisms by incorporating one or more carbohydrates in the medium along with a suitable pH indicator. Such media are called differential media (e.g., eosin methylene blue or MacConkey agar) and are commonly used to isolate enteric bacilli.
  6. (plural media or mediums) The means or channel by which an aim is achieved.
  7. (plural mediums or media) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.
  8. (plural mediums or media, painting) A tool used for painting or drawing.
    Acrylics, oils, charcoal and gouache are all mediums I used in my painting.
  9. (plural mediums, spiritualism) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.
  10. (plural mediums) Anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.
  11. (plural mediums) A person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit.

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the nature of the surrounding environment
the material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
a format for communicating or presenting information
a nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
the means or channel by which an aim is achieved
a liquid base which carries pigment in paint
someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes
a person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit

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medium (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Arithmetically average.
  2. Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.
  3. Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre.

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of intermediate size

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin medium.

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  • IPA: /meːdiɔm/, [ˈmeːˀd̥jɔm]

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medium or medie n. (singular definite mediet, plural indefinite medier)

  1. medium

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    Inflection of medium
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative medium mediet medier medierne
genitive mediums mediets mediers mediernes

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medium (indeclinable)

  1. medium

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medium n.

  1. neuter form of medius

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medium (genitive mediī); n, second declension

  1. middle, center, medium, midst
  2. community, public, publicity

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Number Singular Plural
nominative medium media
genitive mediī mediōrum
dative mediō mediīs
accusative medium media
ablative mediō mediīs
vocative medium media

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medium

  1. Accusative singular of medius
  2. Genitive plural of medius

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medium n.

  1. a medium, a middle part in communication, a substance useful for communication (e.g. aether), a spiritual connection

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Declension of medium
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative medium mediet medier medierna
genitive mediums mediets mediers mediernas
Declension of medium (Latin plural)
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative medium mediet media media
genitive mediums mediets medias medias

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