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1. (the media) the mass communication industry, esp. newspaper, television and radio; journalists and other related professionals collectively

1. (anatomy) the middle layer of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel, composed of connective and muscular tissue
    
2. (linguistics, dated) a voiced stop consonant

1. A means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
    
2. The surrounding environment
   "fish require an aqueous medium"
    
3. An intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
    
4. (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
   - culture medium
    
5. A liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
    
6. (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
    
7. An intervening substance through which something is achieved
   "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
    
8. A state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
   "a happy medium"
    
9. Someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
   - spiritualist, sensitive
    
10. (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
    - mass medium
     
11. An occupation for which you are especially well suited
    "in law he found his true medium";
    - métier

Derived forms: mediae

Type of: business, communicating, communication, environment, environs, food, instrumentality, instrumentation, job, line, line of work, liquid, means, nutrient, occupation, psychic, state, substance, surround, surroundings, transmission

Encyclopedia: Media, Kansas