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medium: see spiritism spiritism or spiritualism, belief that the human personality continues to exist after death and can communicate with the living through the agency of a medium or psychic. ..... Click the link for more information. . mediumSee media. medium 1. (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting a moderate amount of light 2. a person supposedly used as a spiritual intermediary between the dead and the living 3. the substance in which specimens of animals and plants are preserved or displayed 4. the substance or surroundings in which an organism naturally lives or grows 5. Art a. the category of a work of art, as determined by its materials and methods of production b. the materials used in a work of art 6. any solvent in which pigments are mixed and thinned medium [′mē·dē·əm] (chemical engineering) The carrier in which a chemical reaction takes place. Material of controlled pore size used to remove foreign particles or liquid droplets from fluid carriers. (computer science) The material, or configuration thereof, on which data are recorded; usually not applied to disk, drum, or core, but to storable, removable media, such as paper tape, cards, and magnetic tape. (physics) That entity in which objects exist and phenomena take place; examples are free space and various fluids and solids. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In the first case, the change is attributed to the medium between the object and the place; in the second, it is attributed to the object itself. For as there are persons who, by conscious art or mere habit, imitate and represent various objects through the medium of colour and form, or again by the voice; so in the arts above mentioned, taken as a whole, the imitation is produced by rhythm, language, or 'harmony,' either singly or combined. Money then being established as the necessary medium of exchange, another species of money-getting spon took place, namely, by buying and selling, at probably first in a simple manner, afterwards with more skill and experience, where and how the greatest profits might be made. |
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