medium
Noun
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is a type of: instrumentality, instrumentation - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some endsubtypes:
- cold medium, cool medium - a medium that usually, but not always, provides little involvement together with substantial stimulus; includes speech, television, cartoons
- hot medium - a medium that usually, but not always, provides complete involvement together without considerable stimulus; includes radio, film, photography
- vehicle - a medium for the expression or achievement of something
- paper - a medium for written communication
- celluloid, cinema, film - a medium that disseminates moving pictures
- print media - a medium that disseminates printed matter
- data-storage medium, storage medium - a medium for storing information
- telecom, telecommunication - (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
- album, record album - one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
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is a type of: environment, environs, surround, surroundings - the area in which something exists or lives
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is a type of: communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
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referred to in: bacteriology - the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to diseaseis a type of: food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissuesubtypes: agar, nutrient agar - any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agentsame as: culture medium
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is a type of: liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
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referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsis a type of: substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consistssubtypes: contrast material, contrast medium - a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills
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is a type of: substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consistssubtypes: dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
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is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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is a type of: psychic - a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perceptionsame as: sensitive, spiritualist
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is a type of: transmission - communication by means of transmitted signalssubtypes: broadcast medium, broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunicationssame as: mass medium
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is a type of: business, job, line, line of work, occupation - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn moneysame as: metier
Adjective
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similar to: moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extremesame as: average, intermediate
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similar to: cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
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