Mid a. [Compar. wanting; superl. Midmost.]
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), ĕ (ĕll), ō (ōld). See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 10, 11.
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.
Mid·most a. Middle; middlemost.
Ere night's midmost, stillest hour was past. --Byron.
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midmost
adj : being in the exact middle [syn: middlemost]
adv : the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the
forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?"
[syn: in the midst, in the middle]