Crossword clues for medium
medium
- Between two extremes
- Daedalus's Dictum: forget the beginnings of crosswords. That means ...
- T-shirt size
- Pizza order
- Soda order
- McLuhan word
- T or T-bone choice
- Seance VIP
- One encouraging a rapper?
- Clothing size between small and large
- Certain psychic
- Between small and large
- Adam Sandler "At a ___ Pace"
- Papers, TV, radio, etc
- Apps used for networking
- Compromise the result of a profitable seance?
- Satisfactory compromise: one likely to lift spirits?
- Prudent course resulting from successful seance?
- Person with a message
- Steak order
- Clairvoyant
- An intervening substance through which something is achieved
- An occupation for which you are especially well suited
- Someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
- A middle position
- A state that is intermediate between extremes
- A liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
- (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
- An intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
- The surrounding environment
- A means or instrumentality for communicating
- (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
- Séance figure
- So-so
- Psychic found between Little and Large
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Medium \Me"di*um\, a. Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength.
Medium \Me"di*um\, n.; pl. L. Media, E. Mediums. [L. medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See Mid, and cf. Medius.]
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That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically:
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Middle place or degree; mean.
The just medium . . . lies between pride and abjection.
--L'Estrange. (Math.) See Mean.
(Logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection.
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A substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted.
Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.
--Bacon.I must bring together All these extremes; and must remove all mediums.
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An average. [R.]
A medium of six years of war, and six years of peace.
--Burke. A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See Paper.
(Paint.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application.
(Microbiology) A source of nutrients in which a microorganism is placed to permit its growth, cause it to produce substances, or observe its activity under defined conditions; also called culture medium or growth medium. The medium is usually a solution of nutrients in water, or a similar solution solidified with gelatin or agar.
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A means of transmission of news, advertising, or other messages from an information source to the public, also called a news medium, such as a newspaper or radio; used mostly in the plural form, i. e. news media or media. See 1st media[2].
Circulating medium, a current medium of exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes.
Ethereal medium (Physics), the ether.
Medium of exchange, that which is used for effecting an exchange of commodities -- money or current representatives of money.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, "a middle ground, quality, or degree," from Latin medium "the middle, midst, center; interval," noun use of neuter of adjective medius (see medial (adj.)). Meaning "intermediate agency, channel of communication" is from c.1600. That of "person who conveys spiritual messages" first recorded 1853, from notion of "substance through which something is conveyed." Artistic sense (oil, watercolors, etc.) is from 1854. Happy medium is the "golden mean," Horace's aurea mediocritas.
1660s, "average," from medium (n.). The Latin adjective was medius. Meaning "intermediate" is from 1796. As a size designation from 1711. as a designation of cooked meat, it is attested from 1931, short for medium-rare (1881).
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context obsolete English) Arithmetically average. 2 Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc. 3 Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre. adv. to a medium extent n. 1 (context plural '''media''' or '''mediums''' English) The nature of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent. 2 (senseid en the material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass)(context plural '''media''' or '''mediums''' English) The material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass. 3 (senseid en a format for communicating or presenting information)(context plural '''media''' or '''mediums''' English) A format for communicating or presenting information. 4 (context plural '''media''' or '''mediums''' engineering English) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process. 5 (context plural '''media''' or '''mediums''' microbiology English) A nutrient solution for the growth of cells ''in vitro''. 6 (context plural '''media''' or '''mediums''' English) The means or channel by which an aim is achieved. 7 (context plural '''mediums''' or '''media''' English) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint. 8 (context plural '''mediums''' or '''media''' painting English) A tool used for painting or drawing. 9 (context plural '''mediums''' spiritualism English) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world. 10 (context plural '''mediums''' English) Anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container. 11 (context plural '''mediums''' English) A person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit. 12 (context plural '''mediums''' Ireland dated informal English) A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions). 13 A middle place or degree. 14 (context dated English) An average; sometimes the mathematical mean. 15 (context logic English) The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connection.
WordNet
adj. around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers" [syn: average, intermediate]
(of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
[also: media (pl)]
n. a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms [syn: culture medium]
an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium"
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" [syn: spiritualist]
transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public [syn: mass medium]
an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" [syn: metier]
[also: media (pl)]
Wikipedia
Medium may refer to:
The first season of Medium, an American television drama series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between January 3, 2005, and May 23, 2005. The show was created by Glenn Gordon Caron and based on the experiences of real-life medium Allison DuBois, a suburban wife and mother who uses her ability to communicate with the dead to assist law enforcement officials in criminal investigations.
The season introduced regular cast members Patricia Arquette, Maria Lark, Miguel Sandoval, Sofia Vassilieva, and Jake Weber. David Cubitt was a recurring star.
Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, ending its run on that network on June 1, 2009. The series then moved to CBS on September 25, 2009, airing its final episode overall on January 21, 2011.
Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois (played by Patricia Arquette), is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office. Allison and her husband Joe ( Jake Weber) are the parents of three daughters, all of whom inherited Allison's gift. The show was initially based on the experiences of medium Allison DuBois, who claims she has worked with law enforcement agencies across the country in criminal investigations.
Medium was created by Glenn Gordon Caron and was produced by his company Picturemaker Productions and Kelsey Grammer's Grammnet Productions in association with Paramount Network Television from 2005–06, CBS Paramount Network Television from 2006–09 (after the split of Viacom and CBS Corporation), and finally CBS Television Studios from 2009 until the series ended.
The series aired on NBC during its first five seasons before switching to CBS for the sixth and seventh seasons. The production division of CBS had assumed production of Medium in 2006 after absorbing the television arm of the Paramount Pictures film studio. Paramount's home entertainment arm still held DVD distribution rights in conjunction with CBS DVD.
On December 21, 2010, CBS announced that the show had been canceled after seven seasons. The series finale aired exactly a month later.
Founded as Cross Computer Consulting on January 1, 1999, incorporated as Coptix Inc. on January 1, 2002, and re-branded as Medium on April 9, 2009, Medium is a Chattanooga, Tennessee based graphic design, web design, and web development company with clients such as Rock/Creek, Chattem, redbox, Olan Mills, Hardee's, PGi, Alberto-Culver, and Yanmar. Medium is a member of the AIGA & the American Advertising Federation.
The second season of Medium, an American television series, began September 19, 2005, and ended on May 22, 2006. It aired on NBC. Starting this season, David Cubitt joined the main cast.
The third season of Medium, an American television series, began November 15, 2006, and ended on May 16, 2007. It aired on NBC.
The fourth season of Medium, an American television series, began January 7, 2008, and ended on May 12, 2008. It aired on NBC.
The fifth season of Medium, an American television series, began February 2, 2009, and ended on June 1, 2009. It aired on NBC.
The sixth season of Medium, an American television series, began September 25, 2009, and ended on May 21, 2010. It aired on CBS after NBC canceled the show after 5 seasons.
The seventh and final season of Medium, an American television series, began broadcasting September 24, 2010 on CBS. The seventh and final season ended on January 21, 2011. The season premiered to only 6.10 million viewers while the season and series finale got 7.87 million viewers the highest in over a year since 6.12 on January 15, 2010.
Medium is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota composed of Bryan McDonald (guitar/vocals), Justin Mishler (bass), Erik McKnight (drums), and Daniel Lange (Keyboards). Between 1992 and 1998, Medium released two studio albums; Extensions Of The Skin, and The Mechanical Bride, before becoming inactive in 1998. In July 2016, Medium announced that they would be reuniting.
Medium is an online publishing platform developed by Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, and launched in August 2012. It is legally owned by A Medium Corporation. The platform is an example of evolved social journalism, having a hybrid collection of amateur and professional people and publications, or exclusive blogs or publishers on Medium and is regularly regarded as a blog host.
Williams developed Medium as a way to publish writings and documents longer than Twitter's 140-character maximum. It eventually grew into a separate platform independent of Twitter's brand.
Medium also has its own publications, including the online music magazine Cuepoint, edited by Jonathan Shecter, NewCo Shift led by entrepreneur, author and journalist John Battelle, and the technology publication Backchannel, edited by Steven Levy.
Usage examples of "medium".
Church of England or of Rome as the medium of those superior ablutions described above, only that I think the Unitarian Church, like the Lyceum, as yet an open and uncommitted organ, free to admit the ministrations of any inspired man that shall pass by: whilst the other churches are committed and will exclude him.
I fear we will be as far aneath the right medium for a while, as ye are startit aboon it.
Alsike clover has much the same adaptation to soils as the medium and mammoth varieties, but will grow better than these on low-lying soils well stored with humus.
Because clutter is a big factor in determining the viability of an advertising medium, it pays to look at the where your advertisement is placed.
You must pay careful attention to the issue of continuity in order to give your advertisement the lifespan it deserves and the selling power to justify the cost of the media.
Full run-refers to an advertisement that runs in all of the markets of a particular medium.
Aside from the quality of the medium under scrutiny, you consider the other advertisers who appear in the paper.
The reason was simple: Radio is the most visual medium available to advertisers since radio commercials have the best opportunity to create vivid imagery in the minds of the consumer.
Id like to reiterate my earlier claim about radio being the most visual medium available to advertisers and to 212 Nuts and Bolts recall the discussion of visual storyboards--a staple in the creation of television conimerciaLs--as a means of developing a radio campaign.
Now you will be able to apply these principles to create an advertising media strategy.
The Institute has been researching high volume advertising since 1954 and is in the business of selling reports that offer statistical data on the most effective media and messages in various industries.
You will likely use institutional messages when your advertising appears in a noncommercial medium such as a theater playbill or a program for a charitable event.
My brief case about yellow page advertising The most aggressive marketers in media today are yellow page salespeople.
It has been stated often enough, but I will reiterate: Referencing your yellow page listing in other media advertising, such as newspaper or radio, is a terrible idea.
Information is crammed together-ads butting up to other ads with no editorial relief In every other conceivable media environment, advertising is interrupted by other information.