MEDIUM as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an occupation for which you are especially well suited
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • in law he found his true metier
    Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
    Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
    Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • the surrounding environment
    Usage Example(s)
    • fish require an aqueous medium
    Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he consulted several mediums
    Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • a state that is intermediate between extremes
    • a middle position
    Usage Example(s)
    • a happy medium
    Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  8. Meaning
    • an intervening substance through which something is achieved
    Usage Example(s)
    • the dissolving medium is called a solvent
    Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  9. Meaning
    • (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  10. Meaning
    • (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
    Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  11. Meaning
    • a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
    Hypernyms(s) medium is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

MEDIUM as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • (of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
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  2. Meaning
    • around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • an orange of average size
    • intermediate capacity
    • a plane with intermediate range
    • medium bombers
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