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air vs medium

medium vs air

air and medium both are nouns.

air is not an adjective while medium is an adjective.

air is a verb but medium is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
air Yes No Yes No
medium Yes Yes No No
As nouns, medium is a hypernym of air; that is, medium is a word with a broader meaning than air:
  • air: medium for radio and television broadcasting
  • medium: an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
air (noun) medium (noun)
travel via aircraft an occupation for which you are especially well suited
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
medium for radio and television broadcasting (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
the region above the ground the surrounding environment
the mass of air surrounding the Earth someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
a slight wind (usually refreshing) a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour blood (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
an intervening substance through which something is achieved
air (adjective) medium (adjective)
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
air (verb) medium (verb)
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
make public
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
be broadcast
expose to fresh air
Difference between air and medium

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