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Meaning
Noun
●
The
substance
formerly
supposed
to
fill
the
upper
regions
of the
atmosphere
above the
clouds
,
in particular
as a
medium
breathed
by deities.
The
medium
breathed
by
human beings
; the air.
The
sky
, the
heavens
; the
void
, nothingness.
●
In Physics:
Often as
aether
and more
fully
as
luminiferous aether
: a
substance
once
thought
to
fill
all
unoccupied
space
that
allowed
electromagnetic waves
to
pass through
it and
interact
with
matter
, without
exerting
any
resistance
to
matter
or energy; its
existence
was
disproved
by the 1887 Michelson–Morley
experiment
and the
theory of relativity
propounded
by Albert Einstein (1879–1955).
●
The
atmosphere
or
space
as a
medium
for
broadcasting
radio
and
television
signals
; also, a
notional
space
through which Internet and other
digital
communications
take place
; cyberspace.
●
A particular quality
created
by or
surrounding
an
object
, person, or place; an
atmosphere
, an aura.
●
In Organic compounds:
Diethyl
ether
(C₄H₁₀O), an
organic compound
with a
sweet
odour
used in
the past
as an anaesthetic.
●
In Organic compounds:
Any of a
class
of
organic compounds
containing
an
oxygen
atom
bonded
to two
hydrocarbon
groups.
●
Starting fluid.
●
In Cryptocurrency:
Alternative letter-case form of Ether
●
In Cryptocurrency:
A
unit
of the Ethereum
digital currency
, ETH.
Verb
●
To
viciously
humiliate
or insult.
Name
●
The god-personification of the
bright
,
glowing
upper
air
of
heaven
. He is the Roman
counterpart
of Aether.
●
The
ancient
American
prophet
of Mormon
theology
who
wrote
the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
ether
English
aether
Latin
αἰθήρ
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
αἴθω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
æTher
Aether
Aethyr
Ethyr
Ether
Abash
Space
Related
Mist
Air
Methanol
Diethyl
Toluene
Glycol
Methyl
Benzene
Acetate
Acetone
Chloroform
Ethanol
Phenol
Isopropyl
Esters
Monomer
Stratosphere
Pyridine
Liquid
Alkyl
Diphenyl
Acid
Dimethyl
Isobutyl
Hexane
Isocyanate
Solvent
Amide
Water
Allyl
Glycerol
Propyl
Aldehyde
Benzyl
Cryptocurrency
Hydrogen
Resin
Vapors
Ions
Polyvinyl
Bitcoin
Bromide
Aryl
Butane
Polymer
Diethylene
Chloride
Benzaldehyde
Cetyl
Styrene
Cyclohexane
Alcohol
Solvents
Acrylate
Amine
Copolymer
Ethyl Acetate
Ethylene Glycol
Ethyl Alcohol
Acetic Acid
Isopropyl Alcohol
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Rhymes
Ether
Sheather
Polyether
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