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medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information |
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instrumentality,
instrumentation an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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vehicle a conveyance that transports people or objects
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paper a medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
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celluloid,
cinema,
film highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
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print media a medium that disseminates printed matter
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data-storage medium,
storage medium a medium for storing information
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telecom,
telecommunication (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
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album,
record album a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
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medium - an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication |
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communicating,
communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
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aether,
ether personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
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air,
airwave a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
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medium - someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" |
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spiritualist,
sensitive |
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psychic a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception
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medium - (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed |
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substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes"
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biological science,
biology the science that studies living organisms
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contrast material,
contrast medium a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills
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medium - (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public |
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transmission the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
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broadcasting,
broadcast medium taking part in a radio or tv program
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medium - a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium" |
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state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
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medium - an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent" |
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substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes"
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dissolvent,
dissolver,
dissolving agent,
resolvent,
solvent a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"
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medium - a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter |
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liquid a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
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magilp,
megilp a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine
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medium - the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium" |
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environment,
environs,
surround,
surroundings the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
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medium - (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside |
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cooked having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
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