medium
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈmiːdiəm/
- Specialized
:
medio de cultivo
- Besides the fascination of working in a new medium, the potteries held another fascination for him.
- culture medium
- growth medium
- transport medium
What we get is what that medium allows to pass through.
- What we get is what that medium allows to pass through.
- So is it set by the medium which is the vacuum?
- And in a certain respect, it's also the medium in in which this occurs as well.
- What happened to me and filmmaking ended up being a medium I was drawn to because I.
- And so your medium really is bodies more than anything.
- And there's a point where the medium is triggering your own imagination.
Examples
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You said your sound needs a medium to travel through.
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Ground meat is an excellent medium for bacterial growth, so serve it at once.
Fiction book (2001) -
Play is surely a significant medium for children to learn in this regard.
Academic text (2008) -
And you can use a liquid, a powder, any medium that you wish.
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Auction records will include the medium, or the material that the artist used to create each sold artwork.
Academic text (2015) -
The first group was kept in culture medium alone, and it served as an untreated control group.
Academic text (2008) -
Magnesium oil is a great medium for essential oils as well.
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However, it seems certain that the intergalactic medium holds an important piece in the jigsaw puzzle.
Academic text (1999) -
In general, the yaqona ritual has become a medium for honoring representatives of church and state.
Academic text (1992) -
To grow healthy plants, it is essential to provide a suitable medium with proper nutrients.
Synonyms
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2.8
The stuff that takes up space and can be solid, liquid, or gas
335
2.8
A physical material that objects are made of
22
6.1
Prepared liquids or gels scientists use in a lab to grow bacteria and cells
10
7.0
Material around cells that supports and holds them
1
4.1
Liquid or solid food that helps bacteria and fungi grow in a lab
A liquid or gas that has tiny particles spread through it
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.7
The gas and dust that fill the space between stars in a galaxy
- Specialized
1
5.3
A thing that stores digital information by changing tiny areas on its surface, like a hard drive
- Specialized
1
4.5
A radio band used for AM broadcasts with long waves that travel far at night
- Specialized
A garden plant that usually lives two years with bell-shaped blue, violet, or white flowers, also called Canterbury bell
- Archaic
A way of communicating that gives little detail and asks the audience to imagine the rest
- Specialized
A liquid or dye used in medical scans to show parts inside the body, for example blood vessels
- Formal
A medium that gives little detail so people must fill in parts, like television or cartoons
- Specialized
A device or material that keeps information so you can use it later
- Specialized
A liquid or gas that holds tiny particles, like air with smoke and water with milk particles
- Specialized
A device that stores information using tiny magnetic areas like a hard drive or tape
- Specialized
A type of steel that is not very soft or very hard used when strength and flexibility are needed
- Specialized
A way of sending detailed information that needs little effort from people who receive it, like radio or film
- Specialized
Gas, dust, and particles that fill the space between the planets
Surface Forms
Etymology
Medium comes from the Latin medius, meaning 'middle', the same root as median. In science a medium is the material or place where cells or organisms live and grow, so it is the 'middle' that holds and supports life.