aether
[ ee-ther ]
noun
Aether, the ancient Greek personification of the clear upper air of the sky.
Origin of aether
1First recorded in 1570–80, replacing earlier ether
Other words from aether
- ae·the·re·al [ih-theer-ee-uhl], /ɪˈθɪər i əl/, ae·ther·ic [ih-ther-ik], /ɪˈθɛr ɪk/, adjective
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How to use aether in a sentence
But that is not all that has to be said, for there are two opposite kinds of electricities, and there are not two Aethers.
Aether and Gravitation | William George HooperThey also passed with freedom through a variety of aethers and alcohols.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 | John Tyndall
British Dictionary definitions for aether
aether
/ (ˈiːθə) /
noun
a variant spelling of ether (def. 3), ether (def. 4), ether (def. 5)
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