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| + | ==== Communication ==== | ||
| + | *[[Data storage device]], any physical material that records or holds recorded information | ||
| + | ** [[Art medium]], materials and techniques used by artists to produce art works | ||
| + | *[[Transmission medium]], in physics and telecommunications, any material substance which can propagate waves or energy | ||
| + | **[[Optical medium]], material through which [[Electromagnetic radiation|electromagnetic waves]] propagate | ||
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| + | ====Economics==== | ||
| + | *[[Medium of exchange]], any monetary instrument used to pay for goods and/or services | ||
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| + | ====Education==== | ||
| + | *[[Medium of instruction]], any language or other tools used to educate, train, or instruct | ||
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| + | ==== Measurement ==== | ||
| + | * A point or [[comparative|degree]] near the middle of a [[spectrum]] or range. ''For example: The medium degree of doneness in cooking meat; see: [[temperature (meat)]]'' | ||
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| + | ==== Natural Science ==== | ||
| + | In general, a medium is a material that is either itself undergoing a process that is being studied or used (e.g. transmission medium), or enabling another process of interest (e.g. growth medium). Specific examples include the following: | ||
| + | *[[Processing medium]], in industrial engineering, a material that plays a role in manufacturing processes | ||
| + | *[[Excitable medium]], a nonlinear dynamic system which has the capacity to propagate a wave | ||
| + | *[[Growth medium]] (or culture medium), in biotechnology, an object in which microorganisms or cells experience growth | ||
| + | *[[Interplanetary medium]], in astronomy, material which fills the solar system | ||
| + | *[[Interstellar medium]], in astronomy, the matter and energy content that exists between the stars within a galaxy | ||
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| + | ====Paranormal and New Age==== | ||
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| + | *Mediumship (see article on [[channel]]), a practice in which a person acts as an intermediary between the [[Physics|physical]] world and what is believed to be a [[Supernatural|spiritual]] world. | ||
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| + | ==Titles/Names== | ||
| + | ==== Dramatic works ==== | ||
| + | *''[[The Medium]]'', an opera by [[Gian-Carlo Menotti]] | ||
| + | *''[[Medium (TV series)]]'', a television series about a research medium for a district attorney's office | ||
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| + | ==== Print ==== | ||
| + | *''[[The Medium (Rutgers)|The Medium]]'', an entertainment weekly at Rutgers University | ||
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Revision as of 00:33, 19 February 2008
Communication
- Data storage device, any physical material that records or holds recorded information
- Art medium, materials and techniques used by artists to produce art works
- Transmission medium, in physics and telecommunications, any material substance which can propagate waves or energy
- Optical medium, material through which electromagnetic waves propagate
Economics
- Medium of exchange, any monetary instrument used to pay for goods and/or services
Education
- Medium of instruction, any language or other tools used to educate, train, or instruct
Measurement
- A point or degree near the middle of a spectrum or range. For example: The medium degree of doneness in cooking meat; see: temperature (meat)
Natural Science
In general, a medium is a material that is either itself undergoing a process that is being studied or used (e.g. transmission medium), or enabling another process of interest (e.g. growth medium). Specific examples include the following:
- Processing medium, in industrial engineering, a material that plays a role in manufacturing processes
- Excitable medium, a nonlinear dynamic system which has the capacity to propagate a wave
- Growth medium (or culture medium), in biotechnology, an object in which microorganisms or cells experience growth
- Interplanetary medium, in astronomy, material which fills the solar system
- Interstellar medium, in astronomy, the matter and energy content that exists between the stars within a galaxy
Paranormal and New Age
- Mediumship (see article on channel), a practice in which a person acts as an intermediary between the physical world and what is believed to be a spiritual world.
Titles/Names
Dramatic works
- The Medium, an opera by Gian-Carlo Menotti
- Medium (TV series), a television series about a research medium for a district attorney's office
- The Medium, an entertainment weekly at Rutgers University
