Mid , prep. See
Amid.
Mid , n. Middle. [Obs.]
About the mid of night come to
my tent.
Shak.
Mid (m&ibreve;d),
a. [Compar. wanting; superl. Midmost.]
[AS.
midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG.
mitti, Icel. miðr,
Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. me`sos, Skr. madhya. √271. Cf. Amid, Middle, Midst, Mean, Mediate, Meridian, Mizzen,
Moiety.]
1.
Denoting the middle part; as, in
mid ocean.
No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings.
Pope. 2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night.
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, ā
(āle), &ebreve; (&ebreve;ll), ō (ōld). See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 10, 11.
&fist; 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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