Definitions for medium

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medium me·di·um

Spelling: [mee-dee-uh m]

IPA: /ˈmi di əm/

Medium is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 58 anagrams from letters in medium (deimmu).

Definitions for medium

noun

1. a middle state or condition; mean.
2. something intermediate in nature or degree.
3. an intervening substance, as air, through which a force acts or an effect is produced.
4. the element that is the natural habitat of an organism.
5. surrounding objects, conditions, or influences; environment.
6. an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which something is conveyed or accomplished:
7. one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, or television.
8. Biology. the substance in which specimens are displayed or preserved.
9. Also called culture medium. Bacteriology. a liquid or solidified nutrient material suitable for the cultivation of microorganisms.
10. a person through whom the spirits of the dead are alleged to be able to contact the living.
11. Fine Arts. Painting. a liquid with which pigments are mixed. the material or technique with which an artist works:
12. a size of printing paper, 18½ × 23½ inches (47 × 60 cm) in England, 18 × 23 to 19 × 25 inches (46 × 58 to 48 × 64 cm) in America.
13. Chiefly British. a size of drawing or writing paper, 17½ × 22 inches (44 × 56 cm).
14. Also called medium strip. Midland U.S. median strip.
15. in medium, Movies, Television. with the principal actors in the middle distance:

adjective

1. about halfway between extremes, as of degree, amount, quality, position, or size:

Origin of medium

1575-85; Latin: the middle, noun use of neuter of medius middle. See mid¹

Examples for medium

And since visual media is more compelling than any other medium, it is consistently their drug of choice.

For OK Go the music video is medium for personal creativity, hype, and branding.

Yet how imperfect a glimpse do we obtain of him, through the medium of this, or any of his letters!

Through what medium can the idea of servitude enter their minds?

It was, indeed, necessary for me to converse by the medium of an interpreter.

Meanwhile, heat the butter in a medium heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset.

Place the thinly sliced shallots in a medium bowl and pour buttermilk over to coat.

The new—or what seems new to me—is apparently the medium in which it is most at home.

Video has been the medium of choice for winning artists of late; the two previous winners were both video artists.

Yet they not only use this medium, but mistake it for the whitest sunshine.