"the middle quality between two extremes of size or another quality" |
me•di•um |ˈmēdēəm|
noun (pl. media |-dēə| or mediums)
1. an agency or
means by which something is communicated, expressed or performed; the
intervening substance through which impressions are conveyed to the senses; the
substance in which an organism lives or is cultured.
2. the material or
form used by an artist, composer, performer, writer or other craftsperson.
3. a person claiming
to be in contact with the spirits of the dead and to communicate between the
dead and the living.
"an agency or means by which something is communicated" |
4. adjective: the middle
quality or state between two extremes of size or another quality; a reasonable
balance; halfway between rare and well-done.
5. the name of a fictitious family and a real theatre company encompassing all of the above ideas.