medium

The word “medium” means a method or channel used to communicate or express something. In plain terms, a middle option or a means of conveying something — can describe size, an art form, a communication channel, or a spiritualist.

“Medium” is pronounced MEE-dee-uhm (/ˈmiː.di.əm/ in IPA).

Here is “medium” used in a sentence: “Painting has always been her preferred artistic medium.”

Depending on how it is used, “medium” can be a noun and an adjective.

The word “medium” comes from Latin. From Latin medium, the neuter form of medius ("middle").

“Medium” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Medium” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a method or channel used to communicate or express something.

"Media" is the plural of "medium." One channel of communication or expression is a medium; two or more are media. Paint is a medium; paint and clay are media. Confusion arises because "the media" is now treated as a collective term for the press and broadcasters, often taking a singular verb.

In communication and art, a medium is any channel carrying a message: television, radio, print, and the internet are media of mass communication. In art, oil paint, charcoal, clay, and film are all media. Each is a different means through which ideas, images, or messages are expressed and shared.

No — it has several unrelated senses. It can mean a middle size or degree, as in a medium coffee; a substance something lives or grows in, like a culture medium; or a person claiming to contact the dead. Context shows which sense of "medium" is meant.