medium
/ˈmidiəm/
noun
- A way of communicating information or art to people, such as television, radio, newspapers, or the internet.
- Television is still a popular medium for news and entertainment.
- Social media has become a powerful medium for spreading ideas quickly.
- The artist chose watercolor as her primary medium for the exhibition.
- A person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people.
- In the movie, the medium helps the family communicate with a ghost.
- The medium claimed she could speak to the spirits of the deceased.
- Many people visit a medium hoping to contact lost loved ones.
- A substance or material used for a particular purpose, especially in science or art.
- Water is the medium in which the fish live.
- The scientist used a gel as a growing medium for the bacteria.
- Oil paint is a common medium for portrait artists.
- A middle state or condition between two extremes.
- She prefers to cook her steak at a medium temperature.
- Finding a happy medium between work and play is important for health.
- The philosopher argued that virtue lies in a medium between excess and deficiency.
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adjective
- In the middle between two sizes, amounts, or levels; average.
- The weather today is medium — not too hot and not too cold.
- The shirt is available in small, medium, and large sizes.
- I ordered a medium coffee with cream and sugar.
- Cooked to a point where the inside is pink and warm, between rare and well-done (usually for meat).
- The chef recommends cooking the lamb to medium for the best flavor.
- A medium burger is juicy and slightly pink in the center.
- He ordered his steak cooked medium, with a side of vegetables.
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