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medium

medium

68 3.0
Cooked so it is slightly pink inside but not rare or well done
  • adjective
  • /ˈmiːdiəm/
translation icon : a término medio
  • I'll start with a half shell of crab, then I'll order the mallard, medium rare.

Examples

  • How do you like your bad guy, medium or well done?

    Fiction book (1997)
  • This one is medium well.

  • Can we have a hot dog, please, medium rare, and a cup of joe?

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I'll have mine medium rare, please.

  • WAITER 1: I need a steak, medium rare.

  • That's pretty medium, maybe a little medium well, but it's that's OK.

  • "How did you know I like my burgers pink-medium rare, but definitely not bloody?"

    Fiction book (1993)
  • - Medium-rare, okay?

  • Cook it medium-rare.

  • I ordered my steak medium, so it would be pink in the center but not raw.

Antonyms

84 1.8

Of a high standard or, for meat, cooked until no pink remains

54 3.3

Meat cooked for a short time so it stays red and soft inside

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 Cooked

well done
84 1.8
medium
68 3.0
rare
54 3.3

Surface Forms

medium positive
mediumer comparative
mediumest superlative

Etymology

Medium comes from the Latin medius, meaning 'middle', the same root you see in mediate and median. So when you ask for a steak medium, you are asking for it cooked in the 'middle' between rare and well done, with a little pink inside.