Èter — meaning in English
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English meaning
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Aether
noun An old term for the clear upper air thought to fill the sky above the clouds, later used in science for a hypothetical substance once believed to fill space.
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ether
noun A sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.
Senses
Èter is used for these senses in English:
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Aether
(Greek god) One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos.
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Ether
(Roman god) The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether.
ether — full definition
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noun A sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.
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noun The clear upper sky or heavens, especially in older or poetic usage; historically, a hypothetical substance once thought to fill space.
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noun The airwaves or broadcast medium through which radio, TV, or digital signals travel.
