medium vs liquid

liquid vs medium

medium and liquid both are nouns.

medium and liquid both are adjectives.

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

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

medium: a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
liquid: a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

medium (noun)	liquid (noun)
an occupation for which you are especially well suited	a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication	the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information	fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public	a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
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)	liquid (adjective)
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside	existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
around the middle of a scale of evaluation	changed from a solid to a liquid state
	clear and bright
	in cash or easily convertible to cash
	smooth and unconstrained in movement
	smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
	filled or brimming with tears

Difference between medium and liquid

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