ether

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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)

Konzepte

Äther

Ether

Diethylether

Diäthyläther

Synonyme

ethoxyethaan

diethylether

Übersetzungen

éter

ether

αιθέρας

éter

éther

إيثر

èter

eteri

eter

etere etilico

διαιθυλαιθέρας

dietiléter

etere dietilico

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈeː.tər/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelniederländisch: ether

In summary

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