medium

Noun

medium (see individual senses for plurals)

1. (pl. media) A format for presenting information.
2. (pl. media) A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
3. (pl. mediums) A garment of a medium size.
4. (pl. mediums) A person whom medium garments fit.
5. (pl. mediums) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
6. (pl. mediums) A substance added to paint to extend its use or modify its effects- a mixture of oil (usually linseed or walnut) and varying amounts of solvent for oil colors and an acrylic polymer added to acrylic paints. Also referred to as oil medium and acrylic medium

Not to be confused with media.

6 letters in word "medium": D E I M M U.

No anagrams for medium found in this word list.

Words found within medium:

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• Definitions:
• a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium" an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication culture medium: (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent" a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium" someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public average: around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers" (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside metier: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"
• An optical medium is material through which electromagnetic waves propagate. It is a form of transmission medium. The permittivity and permeability of the medium define how electromagnetic waves propagate in it. ...
• Medium is an American drama television series about a woman (played by Patricia Arquette) who acts as a research medium for the Phoenix, Arizona, district attorney's office. ...
• Mediumship is a term used mostly in spiritualism to denote the ability to produce psi phenomena of a mental or physical nature. According to spiritualists, mediumship often involves communication between a human instrument and one or more discarnate, spirit personalities. ...
• (pl. media or mediums) 1. A particular material along with its accompanying technique; a specific type of artistic technique or means of expression determined by the use of particular materials. 2. In paint, the fluid in which pigment is suspended, allowing it to spread and adhere to the surface.
• The porous material that performs the actual process of filtration. The plural of this word is "media".
• The singular form of media, the term usually describes individual forms such as radio, television, film, etc.
• The material in which an orchid is container-grown, it may be organic such as fir bark or inorganic such as lava rock.
• The materials used to create a work of art.
• A person who posess the ability to communicate with spirits of deceased people (and sometimes pets). Some mediums claim to be able to channel the spirit, by allowing the deceased to speak or write messages using the medium's body.
• The physical method or equipment used for transmission, from a tangible fiber optic or copper cable to a satellite link. Alternatively, a little old lady in a shawl used as a last resort to retrieve lost data.
• A channel who specializes in communication with people who have died, as opposed to one who works with higher or more abstract sources.
• The binding agent of pigments in a painting.
• One of the standard Jazz tempos, neither 'up' nor 'ballad'.
• A person believed to have the gift of communicating with dead people.
• Singular of Media.
• As the name implies, a wine that's neither light-bodied nor heavy-bodied. Because of its middle-of-the-road status, this is rarely worth mentioning in a tasting note.
• Any material and technique used to produce a work of art (paint, glass, clay, fibre, etc.). It may also refer to the liquid with which powdered pigments are mixed to make paint.
• The material or technique used by an artist to produce a work of art.
• The potting material or mix of materials that is being used inside an orchid pot; the medium may be organic or inorganic.
• The material(s) and tool(s) used by the artist to create the visual elements perceived by the viewer.
• A weight of letter darkness between regular and demibold.
• In microbiology: any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cell. (Pl. media.)
• Any physical material capable of holding data (eg, pages, film, magnetic tape, CD-ROM, etc.).
• Any material on (or in) which experimental cultures are grown.
• The physical material, container, and / or carrier in or on which information is recorded (ie, paper, film, magnetic tape). General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), Section 0.1
• culture - a substance or solution for the culture of microorganisms. DEFINED MEDIUM -- of a prescribed composition, used for determining the biochemical capabilities of the organism, eg, auxotrophs; COMPLETE MEDIUM -- containing all nutrients required for growth; MINIMAL MEDIUM -- the simplest ...
• (pl: media) 1. In plant tissue culture, a term for the liquid or solidified formulation upon which plant cells, tissues or organs develop. See culture medium.
• A substance regarded as the means of transmission of a force or effect.

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