medium
/ˈmiː.di.əm/
A format for communicating or presenting information; The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent; The materials or empty space through which signals, waves, or forces pass; A nutrient substance, commonly a solution or solid, for the growth of cells in vitro
- plural
- media
Meanings
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A format for communicating or presenting information
Newspapers, television, and radio are called the mass media.
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Tom and Maria are among those who still believe politicians and the media.
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The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent
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The materials or empty space through which signals, waves, or forces pass
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A nutrient substance, commonly a solution or solid, for the growth of cells in vitro
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A substance, structure, or environment in which living organisms subsist, grow or are cultured
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A means, channel, agency or go-between through which communication, commerce, etc is conveyed or carried on, or by which an aim is achieved
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A means of expression, in the arts, such as a material (oil, pastel, clay, etc) or method or style (expressionism, jazz, etc)
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The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting processrare
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A liquid base which carries pigment in paintrare
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The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connectionrare