Толковый словарь английского языка - medium
Medium
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I. noun (plural ~s or media) see: mid Date: 1593 1. something in a middle position, a middle condition or degree ; mean , a means of effecting or conveying something: as, a. a substance regarded as the means of transmission of a force or effect, a surrounding or enveloping substance, the tenuous material (as gas and dust) in space that exists outside large agglomerations of matter (as stars) , b. plural usually media a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment, a publication or broadcast that carries advertising, a mode of artistic expression or communication, something (as a magnetic disk) on which information may be stored, go-between , intermediary , an individual held to be a channel of communication between the earthly world and a world of spirits, material or technical means of artistic expression, 3. a condition or environment in which something may function or flourish, b. plural media a nutrient system for the artificial cultivation of cells or organisms and especially bacteria, a fluid or solid in which organic structures are placed (as for preservation or mounting), a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter, see: media II. adjective Date: 1711 intermediate in quantity, quality, position, size, or degree
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n. & adj. --n. (pl. media or mediums) 1 the middle quality, degree, etc. between extremes (find a happy medium). 2 the means by which something is communicated (the medium of sound; the medium of television). 3 the intervening substance through which impressions are conveyed to the senses etc. (light passing from one medium into another). 4 Biol. the physical environment or conditions of growth, storage, or transport of a living organism (the shape of a fish is ideal for its fluid medium; growing mould on the surface of a medium). 5 an agency or means of doing something (the medium through which money is raised). 6 the material or form used by an artist, composer, etc. (language as an artistic medium). 7 the liquid (e.g. oil or gel) with which pigments are mixed for use in painting. 8 (pl. mediums) a person claiming to be in contact with the spirits of the dead and to communicate between the dead and the living. --adj. 1 between two qualities, degrees, etc. 2 average; moderate (of medium height). Phrases and idioms medium bowler Cricket a bowler who bowls at a medium pace. medium dry (of sherry, wine, etc.) having a flavour intermediate between dry and sweet. medium frequency a radio frequency between 300 kHz and 3 MHz. medium of circulation something that serves as an instrument of commercial transactions, e.g. coin. medium-range (of an aircraft, missile, etc.) able to travel a medium distance. medium wave a radio wave of medium frequency. Derivatives mediumism n. (in sense 8 of n.). mediumistic adj. (in sense 8 of n.). mediumship n. (in sense 8 of n.). Etymology: L, = middle, neut. of medius ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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