medium meaning and definition

MEDIUM noun

Definition of medium (noun)

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
   • synonyms: culture 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"
   • synonyms: sensitive, spiritualist
10. (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
    • synonyms: mass medium
11. an occupation for which you are especially well suited
    • "in law he found his true metier"
    • synonyms: metier

MEDIUM adjective

Definition of medium (adjective)

1. around the middle of a scale of evaluation
   • "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"
   • synonyms: average, intermediate
2. (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside