medium
/ˈmiːdiəm/adjective
उच्चारण मीडिअम
मध्यम, बीच का
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as one-word substitution
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[usually before noun]
in the middle between two sizes, amounts or lengths
मध्यम, बीच का
- a man of medium height
- Cook on a medium heat.
- I'd like a shirt in medium size, please.
+ 2 more examples
- The teacher is of medium height with grey hair.
- Use a medium flame to cook the rice.
Synonyms average middle moderate intermediate midsize
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[C] ~ (for sth)
a way of communicating information or ideas to people
माध्यम, साधन
- English is the medium of instruction in the school.
- Television is a powerful medium.
- The radio is a useful medium for reaching villages.
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- Hindi is the medium of instruction in many schools.
- Social media is a quick medium for sharing news.
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[C]
a substance or material through which something exists, moves or is carried
(विज्ञान में) माध्यम
- Sound needs a medium such as air to travel.
- Water is the medium through which sound travels best in the sea.
- Air is the medium that carries sound to our ears.
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- Bacteria grow well in this liquid medium.
- Light does not need a medium to travel.
Synonyms substance element environment material
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[C]
a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people
(भूत-प्रेत से बात करने वाला) ओझा, माध्यम
- The widow visited a medium to contact her husband.
- The fortune-teller claimed to be a medium and said she could talk to the spirits.
- The medium said she could speak with spirits, but few people believed her.
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- Nobody could prove that the medium had real powers.
- In the novel, a medium holds a séance at midnight.
Synonyms spiritualist psychic clairvoyant
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
medium (adjective)
As an adjective, medium means between small and large, or average in size, level or quantity.
विशेषण के रूप में 'medium' का अर्थ छोटे और बड़े के बीच का, या आकार, स्तर या मात्रा में औसत है।
- I wear a medium size shirt.
- Cook the rice on medium heat.
medium of instruction / communication
A medium is a way of communicating or teaching; of instruction names the language used in school.
'Medium' संचार या शिक्षण का माध्यम है; 'medium of instruction' विद्यालय में प्रयुक्त भाषा बताता है।
- English is the medium of instruction in this school.
- Television is a powerful medium of communication.
media (plural) / medium (singular)
Media is the plural of medium; in news talk, the media means newspapers, TV and the internet, and takes a plural or singular verb.
'Media', 'medium' का plural है; समाचार के संदर्भ में 'the media' अख़बार, TV और इंटरनेट को बताता है।
- The media have reported the matter widely.
- Radio is an old medium.
through the medium of / in the medium of
Use through the medium of to say by what means something is done.
किसी कार्य का साधन बताने के लिए 'through the medium of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She taught maths through the medium of games.
+Collocations 4
medium + noun
sizetermheatrangeheightpace
- The company has a medium term plan for growth.
adjective + medium
populareffectivevisualmodernregionalpowerful
- Film is a powerful visual medium.
medium + of + noun
of instructionof exchangeof expressionof communication
- Money is a medium of exchange.
verb + medium
usechooseadoptpreferstudy in
- Many students study in the Hindi medium.
“More examples 5
- Radhika studied in the English medium from Class 6.
राधिका ने कक्षा 6 से English माध्यम में पढ़ाई की।
- The shop sells shirts in small, medium and large sizes.
दुकान small, medium और large आकार की शर्टें बेचती है।
- Art is a medium for expressing feelings.
कला भावनाओं को व्यक्त करने का एक माध्यम है।
- Add chopped onions and fry them over medium heat.
कटे हुए प्याज़ डालिए और उन्हें मध्यम आँच पर भूनिए।
- The medium-sized town has two colleges.
मध्यम आकार के उस कस्बे में दो कॉलेज हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Newspaper is a good media of news.
✓ A newspaper is a good medium of news.
Media is the plural; for one means, use medium.
'Media' plural है; एक साधन के लिए 'medium' आता है।
✗ I studied in Hindi media.
✓ I studied in the Hindi medium.
Say medium, not media, and use the.
'Media' नहीं, 'medium' कहें और 'the' लगाएँ।
✗ The medium of instruction in that school are English.
✓ The medium of instruction in that school is English.
The subject is medium, which is singular.
Subject 'medium' singular है, इसलिए verb 'is' आएगी।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all refer to a middle point or means.
ये शब्द मध्य बिंदु या साधन की ओर संकेत करते हैं।
In the middle in size or degree, or a means of doing something.
आकार या स्तर में मध्य का, या किसी काम का साधन।
- A medium bag.
Typical or normal, from adding numbers and dividing.
सामान्य या औसत, संख्याओं को जोड़कर भाग देने से मिला।
- The average score was 60.
Not extreme; neither too much nor too little.
चरम नहीं; न बहुत अधिक न बहुत कम।
- A moderate climate.
¶Idioms 1
a/the happy medium
something that is balanced between two extremes
बीच का संतुलित रास्ता
- Find a happy medium between work and rest.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
me·di·um
With -dium (not 'midium').
अंत में -dium ('midium' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
The plural of medium (means of communication) is media ('the media are' or 'the media is'); the plural of medium (spiritualist) is mediums.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: medium (संचार का साधन) का plural media है ('the media are' या 'the media is'); medium (ओझा) का plural mediums है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Medium of instruction, Hindi-medium school, mass media, the happy medium.
Collocations: medium of instruction (पढ़ाई की भाषा), Hindi-medium school (हिंदी माध्यम का विद्यालय), mass media (जनसंचार माध्यम), the happy medium (दो अति के बीच का संतुलित रास्ता)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: sound cannot travel through a vacuum because it needs a medium.
विज्ञान में ध्वनि निर्वात में नहीं चल सकती क्योंकि उसे माध्यम चाहिए।