mid·most /-ˌmost/
 (a.)正中的


 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]