English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "medium"

medium

Từ điển Collocation

medium noun

¹ means of expressing/communicating sth

ADJ. communication Radio is an important communication medium in many countries. | mass | print, written

PREP. through the ~ of The government communicates through the medium of television.

PHRASES a medium of communication

² sth used for a particular purpose

ADJ. storage An optical disk is just another kind of electronic storage medium.

PREP. ~ for she used her novels as a medium for encouraging political debate. | ~ of the medium of study

PHRASES a medium of instruction (= a language used for teaching) English is the medium of instruction in many African countries.

³ material/form that an artist, etc. uses

ADJ. mixed media mixed media artwork

PREP. through a/the ~ | ~ of to express yourself through the medium of paint/poetry/drama

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• 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
• (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms; culture medium
• 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; spiritualist, sensitive

  he consulted several mediums

• (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public; mass medium
• an occupation for which you are especially well suited; metier

  in law he found his true metier

adj.

• around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; average, intermediate

  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

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Microsoft Computer Dictionary

adj. Of or relating to the middle part of a range of possible values.n. A substance in which signals can be transmitted, such as a wire or fiber-optic cable. See media.

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

media|mediums
syn.: agent average fair halfway implement instrument mean mediocre middle tool
ant.: extreme