mid-range
mid-range — adjective
1. neither the cheapest and simplest nor the most advanced and expensive; at a midd
neither the cheapest and simplest nor the most advanced and expensive; at a middle tier of price or quality.
Diya chose a mid-range smartphone that cost half as much as the latest flagship model.
mid-range + noun describing a product tier
Mid-range hotels near Shibuya station offer clean rooms and free breakfast for much less than a luxury hotel.
The store sells both cheap basics and mid-range clothing for shoppers who want better quality.
Eli bought a mid-range laptop that handles everyday tasks like email and video calls well.
For a mid-range restaurant, the food here is surprisingly good and the service is friendly.
- mid-level
Similar but slightly broader — can describe jobs or rankings, not just products.
- intermediate
More formal and often used for skill levels or course stages, not for products.
- medium-grade
Less common in everyday speech; more likely in manufacturing contexts.
文法句型
mid-range + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun to describe a product, service, or price level. The word itself carries the meaning of 'neither budget nor premium', so do not add 'priced' or 'level' after it.
常見錯誤
mid-range — noun
1. a distance or span that is neither short nor long, typically used in technical o
a distance or span that is neither short nor long, typically used in technical or measurement contexts — for example, a sensor that can detect movement at a mid-range of ten to thirty metres.
The outdoor security sensor can detect motion at a mid-range of ten to thirty metres from the front gate.
'at a mid-range of [measurement]'
Hiro set the camera to focus at a mid-range of two to five metres for the portrait shot.
This reflector telescope performs best at a mid-range of one to three kilometres from the observation target.
The gardener adjusted the sprinklers to cover a mid-range of three to six metres from the house.
- medium distance
More common in everyday language; 'mid-range' is more technical.
- intermediate range
Used in similar technical contexts; slightly more formal.
文法句型
at a mid-range of [distance/measurement]
用法筆記
Typically appears with 'at a mid-range of + measurement' to specify the span. This sense is uncommon in everyday conversation and mostly appears in technical manuals or scientific writing.
2. the exact middle point of a period of time or a span of distance — for example,
the exact middle point of a period of time or a span of distance — for example, the mid-range of a two-hour meeting is the one-hour mark.
The mid-range of the two-hour meeting fell right at the lunch break, around 12:30 p.m.
'the mid-range of [time period]'
Bilal calculated the mid-range of the road trip at Springfield, exactly four hours from both the start and the finish.
The marketing director scheduled the campaign's mid-range for mid-July, balancing the weeks before and after evenly.
Ingrid calculated the mid-range of the two-hundred-kilometre race at exactly one hundred kilometres, the halfway point.
- endpoint
The opposite end of a range.
文法句型
the mid-range of [time period / distance]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 ('MEDIUM SPAN'): noun/1 describes how long the range is (short/medium/long), while noun/2 identifies the exact centre point of a given range. This use is rare outside of technical or planning contexts.
3. the middle of the musical pitch range, between low and high notes — for example,
the middle of the musical pitch range, between low and high notes — for example, the part of a singer's voice that feels most natural for everyday singing.
The singer's voice stays comfortably in the mid-range, neither too high nor too low for most songs.
'in the mid-range' for vocal pitch
The piano teacher asked Yuna to practise scales in the mid-range first before moving higher.
Most pop songs place the main melody in the mid-range of the singer's voice, where it sounds most natural.
The cello produces a warm sound in its mid-range, between the low bass notes and high treble.
- middle register
More common in vocal training contexts.
- mid-range frequencies
Used in sound engineering for audio equipment.
- low range
The lower portion of a musical pitch range.
- high range
The upper portion of a musical pitch range.
文法句型
in the mid-range
in its mid-range
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in music contexts — vocal training, instrument descriptions, and sound engineering. The more common everyday term is 'middle register'.
4. a simple statistical measure calculated by adding the smallest and largest numbe
a simple statistical measure calculated by adding the smallest and largest numbers in a group of data and dividing by two — for example, the mid-range of the values 2 and 40 is 21, because (2 + 40) ÷ 2 = 21.
In a statistics class, the mid-range of the values 2 and 40 is 21 — the average of just the smallest and largest numbers.
'mid-range of [value] and [value]' formula
Tendai found the quiz mid-range by averaging the lowest score of 12 and the highest of 36.
Mei's quiz scores of 22 and 98 gave a mid-range of 60, while the whole class average was only 45.
The biology test mid-range was seventy-five, using only the lowest mark of fifty and the highest of one hundred.
- midrange
Alternate one-word spelling; identical meaning in statistics.
- mean of extremes
Descriptive phrase used in textbooks to explain the concept.
文法句型
the mid-range of [data set / values]
用法筆記
Used in introductory statistics. The mid-range is different from the median (the middle value when all numbers are sorted) and the mean (the arithmetic average of all values). The mid-range is sensitive to extreme values because it only uses the two endpoints.