medium vs instrumentality

instrumentality vs medium

medium and instrumentality both are nouns.

medium is an adjective but instrumentality is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medium	Yes	Yes	No	No
instrumentality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, instrumentality is a hypernym of medium; that is, instrumentality is a word with a broader meaning than medium:

medium: a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
instrumentality: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

Other hypernyms of medium include instrumentation, means.

medium (noun)	instrumentality (noun)
an occupation for which you are especially well suited	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication	the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information	a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
the surrounding environment
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
(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

medium (adjective)	instrumentality (adjective)
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
around the middle of a scale of evaluation

Difference between medium and instrumentality

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