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medium |
Grep of noun medium agropyron intermedium campanula medium contrast medium culture medium dispersing medium dispersion medium epimedium genus epimedium interplanetary medium interstellar medium medium medium frequency medium of exchange medium steel Overview of noun medium The noun medium has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (5) medium -- (a means or instrumentality for communicating) 2. (4) medium -- (the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium") 3. (2) medium -- (an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication) 4. (1) culture medium, medium -- ((bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms) 5. (1) medium -- (an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent") 6. medium -- (a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter) 7. medium -- ((biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed) 8. medium -- (a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium") 9. medium, spiritualist -- (someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums") 10. metier, medium -- (an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier") Overview of adj medium The adj medium has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) average, intermediate, medium -- (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") 2. medium -- ((of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside) Antonyms of adj medium 2 senses of medium Sense 1 average, intermediate, medium INDIRECT (VIA moderate) -> immoderate Sense 2 medium INDIRECT (VIA cooked) -> raw Similarity of adj medium 2 senses of medium Sense 1 average, intermediate, medium => moderate (vs. immoderate) Sense 2 medium => cooked (vs. raw) Attributes of adj medium Familiarity of adj medium medium used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj medium medium Overview of noun medium The noun medium has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (5) medium -- (a means or instrumentality for communicating) 2. (4) medium -- (the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium") 3. (2) medium -- (an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication) 4. (1) culture medium, medium -- ((bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms) 5. (1) medium -- (an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent") 6. medium -- (a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter) 7. medium -- ((biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed) 8. medium -- (a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium") 9. medium, spiritualist -- (someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums") 10. metier, medium -- (an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier") Overview of adj medium The adj medium has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) average, intermediate, medium -- (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") 2. medium -- ((of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside)
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