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• mē'diəm
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Borrowed from Latin medium, neuter of medius (“middle”), from Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médhyos (“between”). Compare middle. Doublet of mid, medio, media, and meson.

196 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ) — of intermediate size
• Belarusian: сярэ́дні (sjarédni) — of intermediate size
• Bulgarian: сре́ден (sréden) — of intermediate size
• Burmese: လတ် (lat) — of intermediate size
• Catalan: mitjà — of intermediate size
• Chinese Mandarin: 中型 (zhōngxíng) — of intermediate size
• Czech: střední — of intermediate size
• Esperanto: mezgranda — of intermediate size
• Finnish: keskikokoinen — of intermediate size
• French: moyen — of intermediate size
• Friulian: mezan — of intermediate size
• German: mittelgroß — of intermediate size
• Greek: μέσος (mésos) — of intermediate size
• Greek: μέτριος (métrios) — of intermediate size
• Ancient Greek: μέτριος (métrios) — of intermediate size
• Hebrew: בֵּינוֹנִי (bēnoní) — of intermediate size
• Hungarian: közepes — of intermediate size
• Indonesian: sedang — of intermediate size
• Indonesian: tanggung — of intermediate size
• Italian: medio — of intermediate size
• Javanese: tanggung — of intermediate size
• Lao: ກາງ (kāng) — of intermediate size
• Latin: mediocris — of intermediate size
• Macedonian: сре́ден (sréden) — of intermediate size
• Persian: مدیوم (mediom) — of intermediate size
• Polish: średni — of intermediate size
• Portuguese: médio — of intermediate size
• Romanian: mediu — of intermediate size
• Romanian: mijlociu — of intermediate size
• Russian: сре́дний (srédnij) — of intermediate size
• Serbo-Croatian: сре̏дњӣ — of intermediate size
• Serbo-Croatian: srȅdnjī — of intermediate size
• Slovak: stredný — of intermediate size
• Slovene: srednji — of intermediate size
• Spanish: mediano — of intermediate size
• Spanish: medio — of intermediate size
• Swedish: mellan — of intermediate size
• Swedish: mellanstor — of intermediate size
• Ukrainian: сере́дній (serédnij) — of intermediate size
• Chinese Mandarin: 五成熟 (wǔchéngshú) — cooked lightly
• Chinese Mandarin: 五分熟 (wǔfēnshú) — cooked lightly
• Finnish: medium — cooked lightly
• Finnish: keskikypsä — cooked lightly
• French: demi-anglais — cooked lightly
• Portuguese: no ponto — cooked lightly
• Portuguese: ao ponto — cooked lightly
• Belarusian: асяро́ддзе (asjaróddzje) — nature of the surrounding environment
• Bengali: মারফত (marfot) — nature of the surrounding environment
• Bulgarian: среда́ (sredá) — nature of the surrounding environment
• Catalan: medi — nature of the surrounding environment
• Finnish: väliaine — nature of the surrounding environment
• French: milieu — nature of the surrounding environment
• German: Medium — nature of the surrounding environment
• Hebrew: תָּוֶךְ (távekh) — nature of the surrounding environment
• Hindi: माध्यम (mādhyam) — nature of the surrounding environment
• Hungarian: közeg — nature of the surrounding environment
• Irish: meán — nature of the surrounding environment
• Italian: veicolo — nature of the surrounding environment
• Italian: mezzo — nature of the surrounding environment
• Italian: strumento — nature of the surrounding environment
• Italian: tramite — nature of the surrounding environment
• Macedonian: сре́дина (srédina) — nature of the surrounding environment
• Portuguese: meio — nature of the surrounding environment
• Romanian: mediu — nature of the surrounding environment
• Russian: среда́ (sredá) — nature of the surrounding environment
• Spanish: medio — nature of the surrounding environment
• Tagalog: talaytayan — nature of the surrounding environment
• Telugu: మాధ్యమము (mādhyamamu) — nature of the surrounding environment
• Ukrainian: середо́вище (seredóvyšče) — nature of the surrounding environment
• Belarusian: асяро́ддзе (asjaróddzje) — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Bulgarian: среда́ (sredá) — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Catalan: medi — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Danish: medium — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Dutch: medium — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Finnish: väliaine — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• French: médium — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• French: support — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• German: Medium — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Hebrew: תָּוֶךְ (távekh) — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Hindi: माध्यम (mādhyam) — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Irish: meán — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Irish: meánábhar — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Italian: veicolo — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Italian: mezzo — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Italian: strumento — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Italian: tramite — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Macedonian: сре́дина (srédina) — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Romanian: mediu — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Russian: среда́ (sredá) — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Ukrainian: середо́вище (seredóvyšče) — material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass
• Catalan: mitjà — format for communicating or presenting information
• Chinese Mandarin: 媒體 /媒体 (méitǐ) — format for communicating or presenting information
• Czech: médium — format for communicating or presenting information
• Danish: medium — format for communicating or presenting information
• Faroese: miðil — format for communicating or presenting information
• Finnish: media — format for communicating or presenting information
• Finnish: tiedotusväline — format for communicating or presenting information
• Finnish: viestin — format for communicating or presenting information
• French: médium — format for communicating or presenting information
• French: média — format for communicating or presenting information
• Georgian: საშუალება (sašualeba) — format for communicating or presenting information
• German: Medium — format for communicating or presenting information
• Hebrew: אֶמְצָעִי (emtsaí) — format for communicating or presenting information
• Hindi: माध्यम (mādhyam) — format for communicating or presenting information
• Irish: meán — format for communicating or presenting information
• Irish: idirmheán — format for communicating or presenting information
• Irish: meánábhar — format for communicating or presenting information
• Portuguese: meio — format for communicating or presenting information
• Romanian: mijloc — format for communicating or presenting information
• Russian: среда́ (sredá) — format for communicating or presenting information
• Spanish: medio — format for communicating or presenting information
• Spanish: vehículo — format for communicating or presenting information
• Telugu: మధ్యస్తం (madhyastaṁ) — format for communicating or presenting information
• Bulgarian: среда́ (sredá) — nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
• Finnish: ravintoliuos — nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
• Finnish: kasvatusalusta — nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
• Finnish: elatusaine — nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
• French: milieu — nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
• Italian: mezzo — nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
• Portuguese: médio — nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
• Portuguese: meio — nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
• Russian: среда́ (sredá) — nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
• Spanish: mitad — nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
• Bulgarian: сре́дство (srédstvo) — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Danish: middel — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Finnish: keino — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Finnish: väline — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Hebrew: אֶמְצָעִי (emtzaí) — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Hebrew: מְתַוֵּךְ (metavéch) — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Hindi: माध्यम (mādhyam) — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Latvian: līdzeklis — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Macedonian: сре́дство (srédstvo) — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Portuguese: mediador — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Romanian: mijloc — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Russian: носи́тель (nosítelʹ) — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Russian: сре́дство (srédstvo) — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Scottish Gaelic: meadhan — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Ukrainian: за́сіб (zásib) — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Welsh: cyfrwng — means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved
• Irish: meán — engineering: materials used to finish a workpiece
• Finnish: liuotin — liquid base which carries pigment in paint
• Chinese Mandarin: 媒介 (méijiè) — painting: tool or materials used for painting or drawing
• Irish: meán — painting: tool or materials used for painting or drawing
• Italian: veicolo — painting: tool or materials used for painting or drawing
• Italian: mezzo — painting: tool or materials used for painting or drawing
• Italian: strumento — painting: tool or materials used for painting or drawing
• Italian: tramite — painting: tool or materials used for painting or drawing
• Māori: rawatoi — painting: tool or materials used for painting or drawing
• Finnish: alipremissi — logic: middle term of a syllogism
• Portuguese: médio — logic: middle term of a syllogism
• Bulgarian: ме́диум (médium) — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Catalan: mèdium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Chinese Mandarin: 靈媒 /灵媒 (língméi) — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Czech: médium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Danish: medium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Dutch: medium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Esperanto: mediumo — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Estonian: meedium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Finnish: meedio — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• French: médium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Galician: médium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• German: Medium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Hebrew: מְתַוֵּךְ (metavéch) — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Hebrew: מֶדְיוּם (médyum) — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Hungarian: médium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Indonesian: perantara — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Indonesian: cenayang — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Irish: meán — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Irish: spioradaí — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Italian: medium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Japanese: 霊媒 (reibai) — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Macedonian: ме́диум (médium) — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Māori: aho — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Māori: kauwaka — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Māori: matataketake — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Polish: medium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Portuguese: médium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Romanian: medium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Russian: ме́диум (médium) — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Serbo-Croatian: ме̑дӣј — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Serbo-Croatian: mȇdīj — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Spanish: médium — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Tagalog: talaytayan — someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
• Finnish: puoliväli — middle place or degree
• Irish: meán — middle place or degree
• Finnish: keskimäärä — average; sometimes the mathematical mean
• Finnish: keskiarvo — average; sometimes the mathematical mean
• Portuguese: média — average; sometimes the mathematical mean
• Romanian: medie — average; sometimes the mathematical mean
• Portuguese: médio — the size medium
• Finnish: keskikokoinen — item of the size medium
• French: moyen — item of the size medium
• Māori: wawaenga — item of the size medium
• Finnish: keskikokoinen — person who fits medium items
• Hebrew: מֶדְיוּם (médyum) — person who fits medium items
• Finnish: puolikas — half-pint serving