- in the middle between a larger and smaller size, amount, length, temperature, etc. synonym average
- There are three sizes—small, medium and large.
- a man of medium height/build
- a medium steak (= one cooked quite well but not too much)
- Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes.
- a medium dry white wine
- Choose medium to large tomatoes.
Extra Examples- He is a man of medium build, with receding grey hair and a moustache.
- Put the eggs in a medium saucepan.
- There are hundreds of small and medium enterprises developing software in Brazil.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally ‘middle’, neuter of medius.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See medium in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee medium in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin the long/short/medium term
- used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future
- Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time).
- In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression.
- In the long term, our efforts will pay off.
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