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, (le), (ll), (ld). See
Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 10, 11.
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.