medium vs surround

surround vs medium

medium and surround both are nouns.

medium is an adjective but surround is not an adjective.

medium is not a verb while surround is a verb.

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

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

medium: the surrounding environment
surround: the area in which something exists or lives

Other hypernyms of medium include environment, environs, surroundings.

medium (noun)	surround (noun)
an occupation for which you are especially well suited	the area in which something exists or lives
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
(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)	surround (adjective)
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
around the middle of a scale of evaluation

medium (verb)	surround (verb)
	surround so as to force to give up
	surround with a wall in order to fortify
	extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
	envelop completely

Difference between medium and surround

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