ether

Phonetic

US /ˈiːθər/UK /ˈiːθə(r)/

Translations

NOUNThe 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 substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities. The sky, the heavens; the void, nothingness., 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., Diethyl ether (C₄H₁₀O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic., Any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups., Starting fluid., Alternative letter-case form of Ether, A unit of the Ethereum digital currency, ETH.

VERBTo viciously humiliate or insult.

PROPNThe 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.

Variants

ethers: Third Person Singular, Plural
ethering: Present Participle
ethered: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

Russia's foreign minister said the two were showing solidarity and defending each other's interests despite " high turbulence on the world stage ", as if this turbulence was something floating in the ether rather than chaos of his own government's making
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Russia's foreign minister said the two were showing solidarity and defending each other's interests despite " high turbulence on the world stage ", as if this turbulence was something floating in the ether rather than chaos of his own government's making
Source:www.bbc.com
Russia's foreign minister said the two were showing solidarity and defending each other's interests despite " high turbulence on the world stage ", as if this turbulence was something floating in the ether rather than chaos of his own government's making
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in the ether
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glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene were also in the rail cars that were
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