also: めでぃうむ · みーでぃあむ · めでぃあむ · めじうむ · めじゅーむ
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
medium (cooking); middle degree
Used for doneness of meat (medium) or for describing something of moderate degree, such as size, strength, or intensity. Often used as a noun or with の/な.
ステーキはミディアムでお願いします。
I'd like my steak medium, please.
このカレーはミディアムの辛さです。
This curry is medium spicy.
noun
medium (substance); media; base (ink)
Refers to an intermediary substance, a medium for art or communication, or a transparent base for ink. Less common in everyday speech; often technical or artistic.
油絵の具は油をメディウムとして使う。
Oil paints use oil as a medium.
このインクはメディウムが透明なので発色が良い。
This ink has a transparent base, so the colors come out well.
Rare variant.
媒体 is the native Japanese word for 'medium' in the sense of a carrier or intermediary, often used in technical or formal contexts. ミディアム is a loanword used mainly for cooking doneness or artistic/technical substances.
メディア is the common loanword for 'media' as in mass media or digital media. ミディアム can also mean 'media' but is less common and more technical.
Loanword from English 'medium'. The various katakana spellings reflect different attempts to approximate the English pronunciation.