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1 medium
'mi:diəm 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) middel, medium2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) (masse)medier3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) dyrkingsvæske2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) medium, middelstormediumI1) middel, redskap2) medium, bærer, mellomledd, formidler3) middelverdi4) (f.eks. plagg) mellomstørrelse5) medium, massemedium, informasjonskanal6) ( språk) kommunikasjonsmiddel, uttrykksmiddel7) ( kunst) materiale, medium8) ( malerkunst) bindemiddel9) ( fysikk) stoff, element (hvor prosess finner sted)10) (spiritisme, flertall: mediums) medium11) ( biologi) miljø, omgivelser, vekstbetingelser, vekstmiljø, leveforhold, substrat (for bakterier)by\/through the medium of med hjelp av, gjennomstrike a happy medium gå den gyldne middelveiIIadj. \/ˈmiːdjəm\/mellomstor, mellomsterk, middels god, middels, middel-, mediummedium bomber middels tungt bombeflymedium price i mellomprisklassemedium size størrelse medium -
2 height
hæit1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) høyde2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) høyde-/toppunkt3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) toppen, høyeste (mote osv.)4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) topp; høytliggende sted•- heightentoppsubst. \/haɪt\/1) høyde2) lengde• what is your height?hvor lang\/høy er du?han er like lang\/høy som deg3) høyde, topp4) ( overført) høydepunkt, toppunkt• the height of folly\/impudenceat a\/the height of i en høyde avat its height på sitt høyesteat the height of noon midt på dagenbarometer height barometerstandin the height of summer midtsommers, midt på sommerenof medium\/middle height gjennomsnittlig høyde, middelhøyde
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