Medium Explained
Medium may refer to:
Science and technology
Astronomy
Aviation
Communication
Wave physics
- Transmission medium, in physics and telecommunications, any material substance which can propagate waves or energy
- Active laser medium (also called gain medium or lasing medium), a quantum system that allows amplification of power (gain) of waves passing through (usually by stimulated emission)
- Optical medium, in physics, a material through with electromagnetic waves propagate
- Excitable medium, a non-linear dynamic system which has the capacity to propagate a wave
Other uses in science and technology
- Data storage medium, a storage container in computing
- Growth medium (or culture medium), in biotechnology, an object in which microorganisms or cells experience growth
- Porous medium, in engineering and earth sciences, a material that allows fluid to pass through it, such as sand
- Processing medium, in industrial engineering, a material that plays a role in manufacturing processes
Arts, entertainment, and media
Publications
Student Periodicals
Films
Other arts, entertainment, and media
People
- Medium, a practitioner of mediumship, the practice of purportedly mediating communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings
- Tau (rapper) (born 1986), Polish rapper formerly known as "Medium"
Other uses
- Medium, a doneness (gradation of cooked meat)
- Medium pace bowling, another name for fast bowling in the sport of cricket
See also
