MID
Neither beginning nor end
Mid describes something in the middle—of a position, time period, or range.
We arrived in mid-January.
She's in her mid-thirties.
In recent slang, mid is a dismissive adjective meaning mediocre or unimpressive: That movie was mid.
The slang sense implies something is neither terrible nor good—just unremarkably average.
Exact center between two
- coreCentral essential portion
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- hubCentral connection point
focal · epicenter · central · pivot · axis · halfway · bullseye · centroid
Occupying the middle stratum
- midrangeMiddle of spectrum
- midtierOf intermediate standing
- midgradeMiddle quality level
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
medium · average · median · transitional · halfway · between · intermediary · stepping-stone
Central sorted value
- meanAverage, or spiteful
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- quartileData division into fourths
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
distribution · range · outlier · deviation · spread · boxplot · histogram · midrange
Exam at semester's middle
- midseasonHalfway through a schedule
- midlifeHalfway through adulthood
- midcareerProfessional plateau years
- halftimeMidpoint break in games
midsummer · midwinter · midmorning · midafternoon · midflight · midcourse · midgame · midstride
Electronic music data standard
- identifierLabel for recognition
- codeSymbolic communication system
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
midpoint
Exact center between two
hub · focal · epicenter · central · pivot · axis · halfway · bullseye · centroid · crux
midlevel
Occupying the middle stratum
moderate · medium · average · median · transitional · halfway · between · intermediary · stepping-stone · midstage
median
Central sorted value
percentile · distribution · range · outlier · deviation · spread · boxplot · histogram · midrange · central tendency
midterm
Exam at semester's middle
- midseasonHalfway through a schedule
- midlifeHalfway through adulthood
- midcareerProfessional plateau years
halftime · midsummer · midwinter · midmorning · midafternoon · midflight · midcourse · midgame · midstride
MIDI
Electronic music data standard
- identifierLabel for recognition
- codeSymbolic communication system
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- middle nameGiven but not primary
- in the middleAt the center point
- middle schoolGrades 6-8 institution
- middle ageLife's middle decades
- in the middle ofLocated centrally within
- middle of nowhereExtremely remote location
middle, midnight, midday, amid, middleman, middling, midst, midriff, midair