éter

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, masculine) ether (diethyl ether)
2. (masculine, uncountable) ether (class of organic compounds)
3. (masculine, poetic, uncountable) aether (the upper sky)
4. (historical, masculine, uncountable) ether (substance once thought to fill all space)
5. (masculine, uncountable) aether (classical physical element)

Concepten

ether

ethoxyethaan

diethylether

Synoniemen

metoxiflurano

Eter

Éter

Éteres

Vertalingen

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Äther

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αιθέρας

èter

Ether

eteri

aether

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إيثر

أثيرات

ethers

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɛ.teʁ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Latijn: aethēr

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin aethēr (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn, shine”).