medium

1. noun

, pl. media or mediums

1) (substance) Medium, das; (fig.): (environment) Umgebung, die

2) (intermediate agency) Mittel, das

by or through the medium of — durch

3) pl. mediums (Spiritualism) Medium, das

4) (means of communication or artistic expression) Medium, das

5) in pl. media (means of mass communication) Medien Pl.

6) (middle degree) Mittelweg, der; see also academic.ru/33596/happy">happy 1)

2. adjective

mittler...; medium nur präd., halb durchgebraten [Steak]

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['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun

1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) das Mittel

2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) die Medien (pl.)

3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) das Medium

4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) das Medium

2. adjective

(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) mittel

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me·dium

[ˈmi:diəm]

I. adj inv

1. (average) durchschnittlich, mittel

of \medium height von mittlerer Größe

\medium [or \medium-dated] securities mittelfristige Staatspapiere

2. FOOD (degree of doneness) steak medium, halb durch

II. n

<pl -s or -dia>

1. (means) Medium nt, Mittel nt; PUBL, TV Medium nt

advertising \medium Werbeträger m

a \medium for [or of] communication ein Kommunikationsmittel nt

through the \medium of dance/radio durch das Medium des Tanzes/des Radios

\medium of exchange Tauschmittel nt

print \medium Printmedium nt

2. (art material) Medium nt

3.

<pl -s>

(spiritualist) Medium nt

4. (nutritive substance) Träger m

culture \medium künstlicher Nährboden

5.

▶ to find [or strike] a happy \medium die goldene Mitte finden

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['miːdɪəm]

1. adj

quality, size, height, length etc mittlere(r, s); steak halb durch, medium; (= medium-sized) mittelgroß

medium brown — mittelbraun

of medium height/build/size — mittelgroß

of medium difficulty — mittelschwer

cook over a medium heat — bei mittlerer Hitze kochen

in/over the medium term — mittelfristig

2. n pl media or -s

1) (= means) Mittel nt; (TV, RAD, PRESS) Medium nt; (ART, LITER) Ausdrucksmittel nt

medium of exchange — Tauschmittel nt

through the medium of the press — durch die Presse

advertising medium — Werbeträger m

2) (= surrounding substance) (PHYS) Medium nt; (= environment) Umgebung f; (air, water etc) Element nt

3) (= midpoint) Mitte f

happy medium — goldener Mittelweg

to strike a happy medium — den goldenen Mittelweg finden

4) (= spiritualist) Medium nt

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medium [ˈmiːdjəm; -ıəm]

A pl -dia [-djə; -dıə], -diums s

1. fig Mitte f, Mittel n, Mittelweg m:

strike a (oder the) happy medium den goldenen Mittelweg wählen

2. Durchschnitt m, Mittel n

3. BIOL, CHEM, PHYS Medium n, Träger m, Mittel n:

(culture) medium Kultursubstrat n, (künstlicher) Nährboden

4. MAL Bindemittel n

5. WIRTSCH Medium n:

a) (Tausch-, Zahlungs- etc) Mittel n:

medium of exchange (payment)

b) Werbemedium, -träger m (Fernsehen, Zeitung etc)

6. (künstlerisches) Medium, Ausdrucksmittel n

7. (Ausdrucks- etc) Mittel n:

words are a medium of expression

8. Hypnose, Parapsychologie: Medium n (Person)

9. Medianpapier n (englisches Druckpapier 18 x 28, Schreibpapier 17½ x 22 Zoll; amer. Druckpapier 19 x 24, Schreibpapier 18 x 23 Zoll)

B adj

1. a) mittler(er, e, es):

medium quality

b) mittelmäßig (Begabung etc)

2. Durchschnitts…

3. GASTR medium, halb durchgebraten (Steak)

med. abk

1. medical

2. medicine

3. medieval

4. medium

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1. noun

, pl. media or mediums

1) (substance) Medium, das; (fig.): (environment) Umgebung, die

2) (intermediate agency) Mittel, das

by or through the medium of — durch

3) pl. mediums (Spiritualism) Medium, das

4) (means of communication or artistic expression) Medium, das

5) in pl. media (means of mass communication) Medien Pl.

6) (middle degree) Mittelweg, der; see also happy 1)

2. adjective

mittler...; medium nur präd., halb durchgebraten [Steak]

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adj.

Mittel- präfix.

durchschnittich adj.

durchschnittlich adj.

mittel... adj.