- ether waves
- e.ther waves['i:θ2 weivz] n pl Radio ondas. the studio is no longer on the ether / a estação saiu do ar.
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Ether — E ther ([=e] th[ e]r), n. [L. aether, Gr. a iqh r, fr. a i qein to light up, kindle, burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh, indh, and prob. to E. idle: cf. F. [ e]ther.] [Written also {[ae]ther}.] 1. (Physics) A medium of great elasticity and extreme… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ether engine — Ether E ther ([=e] th[ e]r), n. [L. aether, Gr. a iqh r, fr. a i qein to light up, kindle, burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh, indh, and prob. to E. idle: cf. F. [ e]ther.] [Written also {[ae]ther}.] 1. (Physics) A medium of great elasticity and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ether — [ē′thər] n. [ME < L aether < Gr aithēr < aithein, to kindle, burn < IE base * aidh > L aestas, summer, OE ætan, to burn] 1. a substance hypothesized by the ancients as filling all space beyond the sphere of the moon, and making up… … English World dictionary
ether — etheric /i ther ik, i thear /, adj. /ee theuhr/, n. 1. Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chem., Pharm. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C4H10O, having an aromatic odor and sweet,… … Universalium
ether — 1. Any organic compound in which two carbon atoms are independently linked to a common oxygen atom, thus containing the group –C–O–C–. SEE ALSO: epoxy. 2. Loosely used to refer to diethyl e. or an anesthetic e., although a large … Medical dictionary
ether — n. the sky; space; Chemistry, distillation product of alcohol used as solvent, anaesthetic, etc.; Physics, medium supposed to fill space and transmit light, radio, etc., waves. ♦ ethereal, a. pertaining to ether; unearthly; delicate. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
ether — e|ther [ˈi:θə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: aether, from Greek aither, from aithein to catch fire ] 1.) [U] a clear liquid used in the past as an ↑anaesthetic to make people sleep before an operation 2.) the ether a) the space… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ether — noun 1 (U) a clear liquid used in the past as an anaesthetic to make people sleep before an operation 2 the ether BrE a) the air through which radio waves travel: Messages are flying through the ether. b) also aether poetic the upper part of the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ether — n. 1 Chem. a a colourless volatile organic liquid used as an anaesthetic or solvent. Also called DIETHYL ETHER, ETHOXYETHANE. Usage: Chem. formula: C2H5OC2H5 b any of a class of organic compounds with a similar structure to this, having an oxygen … Useful english dictionary
ether — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin aether, from Greek aithēr, from aithein to ignite, blaze; akin to Old English ād pyre more at edify Date: 14th century 1. a. the rarefied element formerly believed to fill the upper regions of space b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Complex ether — Ether E ther ([=e] th[ e]r), n. [L. aether, Gr. a iqh r, fr. a i qein to light up, kindle, burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh, indh, and prob. to E. idle: cf. F. [ e]ther.] [Written also {[ae]ther}.] 1. (Physics) A medium of great elasticity and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
