Ether
nounid
50763·updated May 18, 2026verified
a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
polysemous
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- aetherethoxyethanequintessence
- plural
- Ethers
- possessive
- Ether's
- pluralpossessive
- Ethers'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
- §2
- a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
- §3
- any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
- §4
- the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water
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