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title: medium — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «medium» in the school dictionary: Medium means in the middle in size, amount or level, not big and not small. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# medium

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**Who acts:** Medium, way, something, person, I, you · **What happens:** mean, be, communicate, show, travel, claim · **To what, where:** way, something, material, science, person, medium pizza

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«medium» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [medium in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/medium.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Medium means in the middle in size, amount or level, not big and not small.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:m1:1
# text = Medium means in the middle in size, amount or level, not big and not small.
1	Medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Medium |  |  |  |  | in the middle in size | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in middle=Attribute |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A medium is a way of communicating or showing something, such as television, paint or the internet.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:m2:1
# text = A medium is a way of communicating or showing something, such as television, paint or the internet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	communicating	communicate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	conj	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a medium | a way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **communicate** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **show** | gerund | a way *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science, a medium is a material that something travels through, like air for sound.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:m3:1
# text = In science, a medium is a material that something travels through, like air for sound.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
11	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	through	through	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a medium | a material |  | science |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **travel** | present | something |  |  |  |  | like air for sound; through *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A medium is a person who claims to talk to the dead.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:m4:1
# text = A medium is a person who claims to talk to the dead.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	claims	claim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a medium | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **talk** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the dead | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to dead=Co-Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'd like a medium pizza, please.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:x1:1
# text = I'd like a medium pizza, please.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | I | a medium pizza |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot pizza=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cook the sauce on a medium heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:x2:1
# text = Cook the sauce on a medium heat.
1	Cook	cook	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	medium	medium	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | imperative | you *not said here* | the sauce |  |  |  | on a medium heat | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent sauce=Patient on heat=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is of medium height.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:x3:1
# text = He is of medium height.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	medium	medium	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | of medium height | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sound travels through a medium such as air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:x4:1
# text = Sound travels through a medium such as air.
1	Sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | present | Sound |  |  | a medium such air |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through medium=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her favourite art medium is watercolour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:x5:1
# text = Her favourite art medium is watercolour.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	watercolour	watercolour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Her favourite art medium | watercolour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The internet is a powerful medium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:x6:1
# text = The internet is a powerful medium.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the internet | a powerful medium |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found a happy medium between work and play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:x7:1
# text = We found a happy medium between work and play.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	medium	medium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | a happy medium |  |  |  | between work and play | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medium=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My T-shirt size is medium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:x8:1
# text = My T-shirt size is medium.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
2	T	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	medium	medium	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My shirt size |  |  |  |  | medium *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is of medium height, and the form is perfect in its symmetry and faultless proportions.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:medium:x9:1
# text = She is of medium height, and the form is perfect in its symmetry and faultless proportions.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	medium	medium	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	faultless	faultless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	proportions	proportion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | of medium height | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the form |  |  | form's symmetry and faultless proportions |  | perfect *property* | tree rules |

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