Media
See also: Press
Dictionary definition
- 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]