Medium

Medium may refer to:

Astronomy

 * Interplanetary medium, material that fills the solar system
 * Interstellar medium, the matter and energy between a galaxy's stars

Aviation

 * Medium bomber, a class of warplane
 * Tecma Medium, a French hang glider design

Communication

 * Media (communication), tools used to store and deliver information or data
 * Medium of instruction, a language or other tool used to educate, train, or instruct

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

Publications

 * Medium (website), an online social journal

Student Periodicals

 * The Medium (Rutgers), an entertainment weekly at Rutgers University
 * The Medium (University of Toronto Mississauga), a student newspaper at the University of Toronto Mississauga

Films

 * The Medium (1921 film), a German silent film
 * The Medium (1951 film), a film version of the opera directed by Menotti
 * The Medium (1960 film), an Australian television play
 * The Medium (1992 film), an English film from Singapore
 * The Medium (2021 film), a Thai film
 * Medium, a series of Indian comedy-drama films
 * Hindi Medium, 2017 film by Saket Chaudhary
 * Angrezi Medium (English Medium), 2020 film by Homi Adajania

Other arts, entertainment, and media

 * List of art media (plural: media), materials and techniques used by an artist to produce a work
 * Medium (TV series), an American television series starring Patricia Arquette about a medium (psychic intermediary) working as a consultant for a district attorney's office
 * Medium Productions, a record label
 * The Medium, a 1946 opera by Gian-Carlo Menotti
 * Medium (band), an American rock band
 * The Medium (video game), a 2021 psychological horror video game developed by Bloober Team.

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