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Meaning of medium

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  medium
      adj 1: around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of
             average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"
             [syn: {average}, {intermediate}, {medium}]
      2: (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
      n 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 [syn: {culture medium},
         {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" [syn: {medium},
         {spiritualist}, {sensitive}]
      10: (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely
          to the public [syn: {medium}, {mass medium}]
      11: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in
          law he found his true metier" [syn: {metier}, {medium}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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