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Found 2 hits - Term: circulating medium, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
medium \me"dium\, 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.
          1913 webster

                the just medium . . . lies between pride and
                abjection.                        --l'estrange.
          1913 webster
      b math. see mean.
      c logic the mean or middle term of a syllogism; that
          by which the extremes are brought into connection.
          1913 webster

   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.,
      a person through whom the action of another being is said
      to be manifested and transmitted.
      1913 webster

            whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause
            a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.
                                                  --bacon.
      1913 webster

            i must bring together
            all these extremes; and must remove all mediums.
                                                  --denham.
      1913 webster

   3. an average. r.
      1913 webster

            a medium of six years of war, and six years of
            peace.                                --burke.
      1913 webster

   4. a trade name for printing and writing paper of certain
      sizes. see paper.
      1913 webster

   5. paint. the liquid vehicle with which dry colors are
      ground and prepared for application.
      1913 webster

   6. microbiology a source of nutrients in which a
      microorganism is placed to permit its growth, cause it to
      produce substances, or observe its activity under defined
      conditions; also called culture medium or growth
      medium. the medium is usually a solution of nutrients in
      water, or a similar solution solidified with gelatin or
      agar.
      pjc

   7. a means of transmission of news, advertising, or other
      messages from an information source to the public, also
      called a news medium, such as a newspaper or radio; used
      mostly in the plural form, i. e. news media or media.
      see 1st media2.
      pjc

   circulating medium, a current medium of exchange, whether
      coin, bank notes, or government notes.

   ethereal medium physics, the ether.

   medium of exchange, that which is used for effecting an
      exchange of commodities -- money or current
      representatives of money.
      1913 webster
see also:
media e mediums mid medius mean 
paper culture medium growth medium news medium news media 
media circulating medium ethereal medium medium of exchange 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
circulate \cir"culate\, v. i. imp.  p. p. circulated; p.
   pr.  vb. n. circulating. l. circulatus, p. p. of
   circulare, v. t., to surround, make round, circulari, v. i.,
   to gather into a circle. see circle.
   1913 webster
   1. to move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and
      return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the
      body. --boyle.
      1913 webster

   2. to pass from place to place, from person to person, or
      from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a
      story circulates.
      1913 webster

   circulating decimal. see decimal.

   circulating library, a library whose books are loaned to
      the public, usually at certain fixed rates.

   circulating medium. see medium.
      1913 webster
see also:
circulated circulating circle circulating decimal decimal circulating library 
circulating medium medium 

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Dictionary.com/circulating medium
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Circulating medium in TutorGig Dictionary
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Circulating medium - Dictionary Definition and Meaning of Circulating medium
...Circulating medium, a current medium of exchange, whether coin, bank ... Ethereal medium (Physics), the ether. Medium of exchange, that which ... ..
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CIRCULATING MEDIUM - Definition
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