medium

(noun, adjective, adverb)

adjective

1. around the middle of a scale of evaluation

- medium bombers

Similar word(s): moderate, average, intermediate

2. (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside

Similar word(s): cooked

adverb

1. to a medium extent

noun

1. a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

Definition categories: communication, instrumentality, instrumentation

2. the surrounding environment

- fish require an aqueous medium

Definition categories: location, environment, environs, surround, surroundings

3. an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

Definition categories: communication, communicating

4. (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms

Definition categories: substance, food, nutrient

5. a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

Definition categories: substance, liquid

6. (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed

Definition categories: substance

7. an intervening substance through which something is achieved

- the dissolving medium is called a solvent

Definition categories: substance

8. a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position

- a happy medium

Definition categories: state

9. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

- he consulted several mediums

Similar word(s): sensitive, spiritualist

Definition categories: person, psychic

10. (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public

Definition categories: communication, transmission

11. an occupation for which you are especially well suited

Similar word(s): metier

Definition categories: act, business, job, line, occupation

Sentences with medium as a noun:

- Acrylics, oils, charcoal and gouache are all mediums I used in my painting.