ether

Signification (Anglais)

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)

Concepts

éther

Synonymes

ethoxyethaan

diethylether

Traductions

éter

ether

Äther

αιθέρας

Ether

éter

èter

eteri

إيثر

eter

Diethylether

Diäthyläther

διαιθυλαιθέρας

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈeː.tər/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen néerlandais: ether

In summary

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