Ether
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French ether, from Latin aether (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn, shine”). Doublet of Aether.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: E‧ther
Proper noun edit
Ether
- (Roman mythology) The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether.
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Roman God
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Etymology 2 edit
From Ethereum.
Noun edit
Ether (plural Ether)
- (cryptocurrencies) A unit of the Ethereum digital currency, ETH.
- Coordinate term: gas
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Etymology 3 edit
Proper noun edit
Ether
- (Mormonism) The ancient American prophet of Mormon theology who wrote the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon.
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Further reading edit
- Aether (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aether (classical element) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ether (Book of Mormon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ethereum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Noun edit
Ether n (strong, genitive Ethers, plural Ether)
- (organic chemistry) Alternative form of Äther (“ether as a chemical substance”)
Usage notes edit
- This spelling is now standard in scientific terminology, in order to distinguish clearly from the non-scientific senses of Äther. In general use this distinction is, as yet, rarely made.