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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
medium
    adj 1: around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of
           average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"
           [syn: average, intermediate, medium]
    2: (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
    n 1: a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating
         information
    2: the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
    3: an intervening substance through which signals can travel as
       a means for communication
    4: (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is
       used to cultivate micro-organisms [syn: culture medium,
       medium]
    5: a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
    6: (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or
       displayed
    7: an intervening substance through which something is achieved;
       "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
    8: a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle
       position; "a happy medium"
    9: someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and
       the dead; "he consulted several mediums" [syn: medium,
       spiritualist, sensitive]
    10: (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely
        to the public [syn: medium, mass medium]
    11: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in
        law he found his true metier" [syn: metier, medium]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Medium \Me"di*um\, n.; pl. L. Media, E. Mediums. [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.
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                The just medium . . . lies between pride and
                abjection.                        --L'Estrange.
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      (b) (Math.) See Mean.
      (c) (Logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that
          by which the extremes are brought into connection.
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   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.
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            Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause
            a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.
                                                  --Bacon.
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            I must bring together
            All these extremes; and must remove all mediums.
                                                  --Denham.
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   3. An average. [R.]
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            A medium of six years of war, and six years of
            peace.                                --Burke.
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   4. A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain
      sizes. See Paper.
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   5. (Paint.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are
      ground and prepared for application.
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   6. (Microbiology) A source of nutrients in which a
      microorganism is placed to permit its growth, cause it to
      produce substances, or observe its activity under defined
      conditions; also called culture medium or growth
      medium. The medium is usually a solution of nutrients in
      water, or a similar solution solidified with gelatin or
      agar.
      [PJC]

   7. A means of transmission of news, advertising, or other
      messages from an information source to the public, also
      called a news medium, such as a newspaper or radio; used
      mostly in the plural form, i. e. news media or media.
      See 1st media[2].
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   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.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Medium \Me"di*um\, a.
   Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate;
   medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium
   strength.
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