from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mid \Mid\ (m[i^]d), a. [Compar. wanting; superl. {Midmost}.]
[AS. midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti,
Icel. mi[eth]r, Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. me`sos, Skr.
madhya. [root]271. Cf. {Amid}, {Middle}, {Midst}, {Mean},
{Mediate}, {Meridian}, {Mizzen}, {Moiety}.]
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1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean.
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No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings.
--Pope.
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2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger;
the mid hour of night.
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3. (Phon.) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some
certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate;
midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain
vowel sounds; as, [=a] ([=a]le), [e^] ([e^]ll), [=o]
([=o]ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 11.
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Note: Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form,
denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as,
mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc.
Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle
inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to
such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "midmost":
amidships, average, axial, center, centermost, central,
centralized, centric, centroidal, centrosymmetric, concentrated,
core, diameter, diaphragm, equator, equatorial, equidistant,
geocentric, halfway, heart, interior, intermediary, intermediate,
kernel, key, mean, medial, median, mediocre, mediterranean, medium,
mesial, mezzo, mid, middle, middlemost, middling, midland, midriff,
midships, midst, midway, nuclear, nucleus, omphalic, pivotal,
thick, thick of things, umbilical, waist, waistline, zone