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me·di·um
 medium
- pronunciation:
- mi
di
 m
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
media, mediums |
| definition 1: |
an intervening substance or agency through which a force is effective.
Copper wire is a medium for conducting electricity.- synonyms:
- vehicle
- similar words:
- agency, instrumentality, intermediary, means, mode
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| definition 2: |
an instrument, means, or agency.
We use money as a medium of exchange.- synonyms:
- instrument, means
- similar words:
- agency, mechanism, tool, vehicle
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| definition 3: |
any one of the means of mass communication, such as television, radio, newspapers, or the like.
Which medium do you most often go to for news? |
| definition 4: |
(pl.) newspapers, television, radio, and other means of mass communication collectively (used with a singular or plural verb).
The media have a strong influence over our thinking.The couple's engagement was immediately announced in the media.- synonyms:
- communications, mass media, media
- similar words:
- press
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| definition 5: |
a middle or intermediate thing or condition.
There must be a happy medium between what you want to do and what she wants to do.- similar words:
- intermediary, middle
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| definition 6: |
a means of personal communication or artistic expression.
Ansel Adams is an artist whose medium is photography.- similar words:
- method, mode
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| definition 7: |
the natural or social environment in which one lives.
- synonyms:
- element, environment, habitat
- similar words:
- milieu
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| definition 8: |
a person through whom spirits manifest themselves, as in a seance.
- synonyms:
- psychic
- similar words:
- clairvoyant, necromancer
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| related words: |
agent, compromise, environment, fortuneteller, material, matrix, matter, mystic, niche, oracle, witch, wizard |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
middle or intermediate in size or degree.
The suspect is a man of medium height.I ordered a medium soda.- synonyms:
- intermediate, moderate
- similar words:
- average, mean, middle, middling, modest
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