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mediummedium1 /ˈmidiəm/ ●●● S2 W3 AWL adjective 1
of middle size, level, or amount: What size shirt does he wear – medium or large? two medium potatoesmedium height/length/build etc. a man with a medium build medium length brown hair Fry the onions over medium heat (=a temperature that is not too hot or cold). → see also average12 (also ˌmedium ˈrare) meat that is medium or medium rare is partly cooked, but still slightly pink inside3if a food or drink is medium hot, sweet, dry, etc., it is not as hot, sweet, etc. as some similar foods, but it is more hot or sweet than others: medium salsa → see also mild4medium brown/blue etc. a color that is neither light nor dark: a medium gray sweater adjective | noun
mediummedium2 ●○○ AWL noun (plural media /-diə/, mediums) [countable] 1a particular way of communicating information and news to people, such as a newspaper, television broadcast, etc: Advertising is a powerful medium.medium of Politicians prefer to use the medium of television. They used English as a medium of communication. → see also media2eng. lang. arts a way of expressing your ideas, especially as a writer or an artist: medium for The novel has always been an excellent medium for satire. the visual media (=painting, movies, etc.)3an object on which information is printed, stored, etc.: DVDs have quickly become a popular medium.4 (plural mediums) someone who claims to have the power to receive messages from the spirits of the dead5medium of exchange money or other ways of paying for things6 (plural mediums) something of medium size, especially a piece of clothing: I take a medium (=I wear that size).7science a substance or material in which things grow or exist8science, physics a substance through which a force travels → see also a happy medium at happy (6), magnetic media