medium
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See also médium
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin medium, neuter of medius (“‘middle’”). Compare middle.
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[edit] Noun
medium (plural media or mediums)
- (plural media) The nature of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
- (plural media) The material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.
- (plural media) A format for communicating or presenting information.
- (plural media, microbiology) A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro.
- (plural media) The means or channel by which an aim is achieved.
- (plural mediums) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.
- (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.
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(format for communicating or presenting information):
- 1996: 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. — Medical Microbiology, ed. Samuel Baron, MD.
[edit] Derived terms
- (format for communicating or presenting information): differential medium
[edit] Translations
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
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someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes
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a person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit
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[edit] Adjective
medium (not comparable)
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- (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.
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- See also Wikisaurus:intermediate
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of intermediate size
[edit] External links
- medium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- medium in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Latin
[edit] Adjective
medium n.
- Neuter form of medius.
[edit] Noun
medium m.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Noun
medium
- Accusative singular of medius.
- Genitive plural of medius.
