Ether
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French ether, from Latin aether (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn, shine”). Doublet of Aether.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: E‧ther
Proper noun[edit]
Ether
- (Roman mythology) The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether.
Translations[edit]
Roman God
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Ethereum.
Noun[edit]
Ether (plural Ether)
- (cryptocurrencies) A unit of the Ethereum digital currency, ETH.
- Coordinate term: gas
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ether
- (Mormonism) The ancient American prophet of Mormon theology who wrote the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon.
Translations[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Aether (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aether (classical element) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ether (Book of Mormon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ethereum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Ether n (strong, genitive Ethers, plural Ether)
- (organic chemistry) Alternative form of Äther (“ether as a chemical substance”)
Usage notes[edit]
- This spelling is now standard in scientific terminology, in order to distinguish clearly from the non-scientific senses of Äther. In general use this distinction is, as yet, rarely made.
Declension[edit]
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