medium (redirected from transport medium)

medium: see spiritism.

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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

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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.

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medium

The liquid or semiliquid ingredient of a paint which controls ease of application, appearance, gloss, adhesion, durability, and chemical inertness.