Definition of medium

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of medium is as below...

Medium (n.) A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See Paper.

Lern More About Medium

Diffusivity :: Diffusivity (n.) Tendency to become diffused; tendency, as of heat, to become equalized by spreading through a conducting medium..
Medium :: Medium (n.) 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..
Isopycnic :: Isopycnic (n.) A line or surface passing through those points in a medium, at which the density is the same..
Dialyzer :: Dialyzer (n.) The instrument or medium used to effect chemical dialysis.
Temper :: Temper (n.) Middle state or course; mean; medium.
Mediate :: Mediate (a.) Gained or effected by a medium or condition.
Substitution :: Substitution (n.) The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense; the substitution of bank notes for gold and silver as a circulating medium..
Medium :: Medium (n.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application.
Hypnotism :: Hypnotism (n.) A form of sleep or somnambulism brought on by artificial means, in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual activity of others. It is induced by an action upon the nerves, through the medium of the senses, as in persons of very feeble organization, by gazing steadly at a very bright object held before the eyes, or by pressure upon certain points of the surface of the body..
Dioptrics :: Dioptrics (n.) The science of the refraction of light; that part of geometrical optics which treats of the laws of the refraction of light in passing from one medium into another, or through different mediums, as air, water, or glass, and esp. through different lenses; -- distinguished from catoptrics, which refers to reflected light..
Mesocephalic :: Mesocephalic (a.) Having the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither megacephalic nor microcephalic.
Precipitate :: Precipitate (v. t.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol..
Medium :: Medium (n.) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection.
Intermediums :: Intermediums (pl. ) of Intermediu.
Media :: Media (n.) pl. of Medium.
Spiritualist :: Spiritualism (n.) A belief that departed spirits hold intercourse with mortals by means of physical phenomena, as by rappng, or during abnormal mental states, as in trances, or the like, commonly manifested through a person of special susceptibility, called a medium; spiritism; the doctrines and practices of spiritualists..
Wallow :: Wallow (n.) To roll one's self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire..
Diacoustics :: Diacoustics (n.) That branch of natural philosophy which treats of the properties of sound as affected by passing through different mediums; -- called also diaphonics. See the Note under Acoustics.
Twilight :: Twilight (n.) faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed.
Immerge :: Immerge (v. i.) To dissapear by entering into any medium, as a star into the light of the sun..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us