MEDIUM


Meaning of MEDIUM in English

I.

noun

1 means of expressing/communicating sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ advertising , broadcast , communication

Radio is an important communication ~ in many countries.

▪ mass

▪ digital , electronic , interactive , print , printed , visual , written

▪ recording , storage

He believes tape will eventually be eliminated as a recording ~.

An optical disk is just another kind of electronic storage ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ through the ~ of

The government communicates through the ~ of television.

▪ ~ for

She used her novels as a ~ for encouraging political debate.

She experimented with the blog as a new ~ for exploring issues.

PHRASES

▪ a ~ of communication

▪ a ~ of instruction (= a language used for teaching)

English is the ~ of instruction in many African countries.

2 material/form that an artist, etc. uses

ADJECTIVE

▪ artistic

Oil paint is her preferred artistic ~.

▪ photographic

The gallery has been committed to the photographic ~ for 25 years.

▪ mixed media

mixed-media artwork

II.

adj.

Medium is used with these nouns: ↑ beef , ↑ build , ↑ coke , ↑ fry , ↑ heat , ↑ height , ↑ length , ↑ pizza , ↑ range , ↑ setting , ↑ shot , ↑ size , ↑ skillet , ↑ steak , ↑ wavelength

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