Ether - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈiːθər|
Brit.
|ˈiːθə|
noun
- the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies (syn: quintessence)
- any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
- a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
- a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
- any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
- a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
- a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
Extra examples
The balloon disappeared into the ether.
She lost consciousness at the first whiff of ether.
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