ether

Betekenis (Engels)

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)

Synoniemen

ethoxyethaan

diethylether

Vertalingen

éter

Äther

ether

αιθέρας

éther

Ether

éter

إيثر

èter

eteri

etere dietilico

διαιθυλαιθέρας

eter

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈeː.tər/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: ether

In summary

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