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3. Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea;
as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean
voyage.

Med`i*ter*ra"ne*ous (?), a.
Inland. Sir T. Browne.

Me"di*um (?), n.; pl. L.
Media (#), E.
Mediums (#). [L. medium the middle, fr.
medius middle. See Mid, and cf. Medius.]
1. That which lies in the middle, or between
other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically:
(a) Middle place or degree; mean.

The just medium . . . lies between pride and
abjection.

(b) (Math.) See Mean.
(c) (Logic) The mean or middle term of a
syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into
connection.

2. A substance through which an effect is
transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common
medium of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or
action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or
by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on;
specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc.


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