medium

['miːdɪəm] 1.

nome

1) (pl. mediums, -ia) cinem. rad. teatr. telev. mezzo m.

advertising medium — mezzo o veicolo pubblicitario

through the medium of — per mezzo di

2) (pl. -ia) art. (technique) tecnica f., mezzo m. espressivo; (material) materiale m.

3) (midpoint) mezzo m., punto m. medio

to find o strike a happy medium — trovare il giusto mezzo

4) (pl. mediums) biol. bot. ambiente m., mezzo m.

5) (pl. mediums) (spiritualist) medium m. e f.

2.

aggettivo

1) [size, temperature] medio

in the medium term — nel medio termine o periodo

2) rad.

on medium wave — sulle onde medie

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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.) mezzo

2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) mezzo, mezzo d'informazione

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

4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) mezzo di coltura

2. adjective

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

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['miːdɪəm] 1.

nome

1) (pl. mediums, -ia) cinem. rad. teatr. telev. mezzo m.

advertising medium — mezzo o veicolo pubblicitario

through the medium of — per mezzo di

2) (pl. -ia) art. (technique) tecnica f., mezzo m. espressivo; (material) materiale m.

3) (midpoint) mezzo m., punto m. medio

to find o strike a happy medium — trovare il giusto mezzo

4) (pl. mediums) biol. bot. ambiente m., mezzo m.

5) (pl. mediums) (spiritualist) medium m. e f.

2.

aggettivo

1) [size, temperature] medio

in the medium term — nel medio termine o periodo

2) rad.

on medium wave — sulle onde medie