mediums 音标拼音: [m'idiəmz]
Medium \
Me "
di *
um \,
n .;
pl .
L . {
Media }, {
E }. {
Mediums }. [
L .
medium the middle ,
fr .
medius middle .
See {
Mid },
and cf .
{
Medius }.]
1 .
That which lies in the middle ,
or between other things ;
intervening body or quantity .
Hence ,
specifically :
(
a )
Middle place or degree ;
mean .
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1913 Webster ]
The just medium . . .
lies between pride and abjection . --
L '
Estrange .
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1913 Webster ]
(
b ) (
Math .)
See {
Mean }.
(
c ) (
Logic )
The mean or middle term of a syllogism ;
that by which the extremes are brought into connection .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
Whether any other liquors ,
being made mediums ,
cause a diversity of sound from water ,
it may be tried .
--
Bacon .
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I must bring together All these extremes ;
and must remove all mediums .
--
Denham .
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3 .
An average . [
R .]
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A medium of six years of war ,
and six years of peace . --
Burke .
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4 .
A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes .
See {
Paper }.
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1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Paint .)
The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application .
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1913 Webster ]
6 . (
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 .
[
PJC ]
7 .
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 ].
[
PJC ]
{
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
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