English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

эфи́р — meaning in English

Efir

Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead

English meaning

  • 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.
  • air noun The mixture of gases that makes up Earth's atmosphere, which we breathe.
  • ester noun A type of chemical compound formed when an acid and an alcohol react together, releasing water; many esters give fruits and flowers their smell.
  • ether noun A sweet-smelling, highly flammable liquid once widely used as an anaesthetic and still used as a solvent.

Senses

эфи́р is used for these senses in English:

  • Aether (Greek god) One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos.
  • Ether (Mormonism) The ancient American prophet of Mormon theology who wrote the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon.
  • air A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.
  • ester (organic compound) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
  • ether (uncountable, organic compound) Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic.

air — full definition

  1. noun The mixture of gases that makes up Earth's atmosphere, which we breathe.
  2. noun A particular quality, feeling, or manner someone or something has.
  3. noun Television or radio broadcasting.
  4. verb To broadcast something on television or radio.
  5. verb To make an opinion, complaint, or secret known publicly.

Related Russian words