[
  {
    "word": "medium",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8mi\u02d0d\u026a\u0259m/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8mi\u02d0d\u026a\u0259m/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/medium-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1243824",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(plural media or mediums) The chemistry of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural media or mediums) The materials or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural media or mediums) A format for communicating or presenting information.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural media or mediums) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural media or mediums) A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural media or mediums) The means, channel, or agency by which an aim is achieved.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural mediums or media) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural mediums or media) A tool used for painting or drawing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Acrylics, oils, charcoal, and gouache are all mediums I used in my painting."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural mediums) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural mediums) Anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural mediums) A person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(plural mediums) A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A middle place or degree.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a happy medium"
          },
          {
            "definition": "An average; sometimes the mathematical mean.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connection.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Arithmetically average.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To a medium extent",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "mediumly"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/medium"
    ]
  }
]