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ether in Japanese

ether in Japanese is エーテル, イーサー — ether means a sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.

ether in Japanese

エーテル
noun
Pronounced: ēteru
エーテル
noun
Pronounced: ēteru
(uncountable, physics, historical) 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).
イーサー
noun
Pronounced: īsā
(uncountable, physics, historical) 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).

What does "ether" mean?

  1. noun A sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.
    "Doctors once used ether to put patients to sleep before surgery."
  2. noun The clear upper sky or heavens, especially in older or poetic usage; historically, a hypothetical substance once thought to fill space.
    "The poem describes stars scattered across the ether."
  3. noun The airwaves or broadcast medium through which radio, TV, or digital signals travel.
    "The message vanished into the digital ether."

ether in a sentence

  • Doctors once used ether to put patients to sleep before surgery.
  • The poem describes stars scattered across the ether.
  • The message vanished into the digital ether.

Common Japanese translations

Frequently asked questions

What is "ether" in Japanese?

"ether" in Japanese is エーテル, イーサー. ether means: A sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.

How do you pronounce エーテル?

"ether" in Japanese is エーテル, pronounced "ēteru".

How do you use "ether" in a sentence?

Example: "Doctors once used ether to put patients to sleep before surgery." In Japanese, "ether" is エーテル, イーサー.

Are there other ways to say "ether" in Japanese?

Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "ether": エーテル, イーサー.

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