ether

Significat (Anglès)

1. (masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) air, broadcasting
2. (masculine, no-diminutive) ether (organic compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)
3. (historical, masculine, no-diminutive) ether (fifth element of Aristotelian natural philosophy, supposed to be the building block of the heavens)
4. (historical, masculine, no-diminutive) ether (luminiferous aether, medium in which electromagnetic waves were supposed to occur)

Conceptes

èter

Sinònims

ethoxyethaan

diethylether

Traduccions

éter

ether

Äther

αιθέρας

éter

éther

Ether

إيثر

eteri

eter

Diethylether

Diäthyläther

διαιθυλαιθέρας

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈeː.tər/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de neerlandès mitjà: ether

In summary

From Middle Dutch ether, from Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr).