medium

me|di|um¹ S3 [ˈmi:diəm] adj

1.) of middle size, level, or amount

▪ What size shirt does he wear - small, medium or large?

(of) medium height/length/build

▪ She's of medium height.

▪ hair of medium length

▪ Fry the onions over a medium heat until they are golden.

▪ medium to large companies

2.) also medium rare

meat that is medium or medium rare is partly cooked but still slightly pink inside

→↑rare, well-done ↑well-done

3.) medium dry

medium dry wine is slightly sweeter than dry wine

4.) medium brown/blue etc

a colour which is neither light nor dark

▪ His jacket's a medium brown colour.

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HINT sense 1

Use average , not 'medium', when you want to say that someone's level of skill or activity is neither high nor low: Her standard is average (NOT Her standard is medium).

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medium ²

medium² plural media [-diə] or mediums

n

1.) a way of communicating information and news to people, such as newspapers, television etc

→↑media

▪ Advertising is a powerful medium.

2.) a way of expressing your ideas, especially as a writer or an artist

medium for

▪ the novel as a medium for satire

▪ the visual media (=painting and films)

3.) medium of instruction

a language that is used for teaching

▪ English is still the main medium of instruction in Nigeria.

4.) medium of exchange

money or other ways of paying for things

5.) technical a substance or material in which things grow or exist

▪ a good growing medium for tomatoes

6.) technical a substance through which a force travels

→↑magnetic media

→a happy medium at ↑happy

medium ³

medium³ plural mediums

n

someone who claims to have the power to receive messages from dead people