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medium

medium

116 4.1
A way to send or store information, for example television
  • noun
  • /ˈmiːdiəm/
translation icon : medio
  • Print newspapers are a traditional medium for delivering news to the public.
  • mass medium
  • medium of instruction
  • communication medium

They want a reply that fits in their medium, a sound bite medium.

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Examples

  • Television has always been a powerful medium for sharing news across the globe.

  • In our fast-moving computer age, it's the medium of television that joins together our global community.

  • I know that video video video is the best marketing medium on the planet.

  • So it's a really interesting new medium for interaction.

  • Music can actually be a really good medium for communicating truth.

  • Technology has changed the medium, but the underlying purpose remains the same.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The medium of the counter-culture was collaboration, beginning with the obvious example of a rock group.

  • Open-ended questions, both verbal and musical, are a powerful medium for cultivating a safe learning environment.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Skillful users of the Internet can also use the medium to re-record, recreate, or remix their own content.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The internet serves as a crucial medium for modern communication and information exchange.

Synonyms

TV
vsmedium
1.0

A machine that shows moving pictures and sound on a screen

includes screen broadcasting but also covers storage and other communication forms
media
vsmedium
  • Literature
2.1

Main ways of sending news and information to many people, like TV or newspapers

is broader, including devices that store or transmit information beyond mass use
press
vsmedium
  • Literature
1.1

People and organizations that gather and publish news

is a broader term for any way that carries information beyond news
television
vsmedium
1.0

A system for sending and receiving moving pictures and sound to broadcast programs like news or shows

is any means for storing or sending information not only visual broadcasts
radio
vsmedium
1.0

A way of sending sound and music to many people using wireless signals

is broader, covering any channel used to store or send information
channel
vsmedium
230 3.6

An official way to send information

is any way to store or transmit information, not limited to official routes
news media
vsmedium
  • Literature
100 2.3

Organizations like newspapers and TV that report and share news

covers all means of communicating information, not limited to news reporting
vehicle
vsmedium
48 5.1

A way to show ideas or feelings to other people

focuses on storing, sending, or communicating information rather than general expression
print media
vsmedium
  • Literature
8 3.5

Newspapers and magazines printed on paper, not online

includes both electronic and paper methods, not only printed publication formats
broadcast medium
vsmedium
3 3.4

A way to send information to many people by radio or television

is any channel for information or storage, not limited to telecom broadcasting
communication channel
vsmedium
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A way to send information between people, groups, or devices

also covers storage and mass transmission, not only interpersonal conveyance
mass medium
vsmedium
1 3.8

A way to send information to many people, like TV or radio

is any means for storing or sending information, not only large audience forms
storage medium
vsmedium
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A device like a hard drive or CD that holds computer files

also includes methods for transmitting information, not only devices that store data
magnetic medium
vsmedium
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A thing that stores digital information by changing tiny areas on its surface, like a hard drive

is broader, covering both magnetic storage and methods for sending information

Compounds

31 2.4

Of a size between small and large

6 3.9

A middle choice that pleases both sides

medium of exchange
  • Specialized
4 4.1

Something people accept to pay for goods and services

3 2.3

Of a size between small and large

A way to send information to many people by radio or television

culture medium
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Liquid or solid food that helps bacteria and fungi grow in a lab

1 3.8

A way to send information to many people, like TV or radio

interstellar medium
  • Specialized
1 7.7

The gas and dust that fill the space between stars in a galaxy

storage medium
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A device like a hard drive or CD that holds computer files

magnetic medium
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A thing that stores digital information by changing tiny areas on its surface, like a hard drive

1 4.0

A wine or drink that is not sweet and is only slightly dry

medium wave
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A radio band used for AM broadcasts with long waves that travel far at night

Campanula medium
  • Specialized
9.1

A garden plant that usually lives two years with bell-shaped blue, violet, or white flowers, also called Canterbury bell

cold medium
  • Archaic
8.8

A way of communicating that gives little detail and asks the audience to imagine the rest

contrast medium
  • Specialized
5.1

A liquid or dye used in medical scans to show parts inside the body, for example blood vessels

cool medium
  • Formal
8.1

A medium that gives little detail so people must fill in parts, like television or cartoons

data-storage medium
  • Specialized
4.1

A device or material that keeps information so you can use it later

dispersing medium
  • Specialized
8.6

A liquid or gas that holds tiny particles, like air with smoke and water with milk particles

dispersion medium
  • Specialized
7.8

A liquid or gas that has tiny particles spread through it

4.7

A device that stores information using tiny magnetic areas like a hard drive or tape

A size between medium and large, bigger than medium but smaller than large

medium frequency
  • Specialized
4.8

A radio band used by AM stations and ship radios

medium steel
  • Specialized
5.7

A type of steel that is not very soft or very hard used when strength and flexibility are needed

hot medium
  • Specialized
8.8

A way of sending detailed information that needs little effort from people who receive it, like radio or film

interplanetary medium
  • Specialized
8.8

Gas, dust, and particles that fill the space between the planets

How Public

Internet
  • Texting
597 1.6
television
1.0
newspaper
  • Literature
899 1.0
medium
116 4.1
email
  • Texting
724 1.0

Surface Forms

medium singular
mediums plural

Etymology

Medium comes from the Latin medius, meaning 'middle', like the word mediate. A communication medium is the channel that sits 'between' sender and receiver, so it carries messages from one side to the other.