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Ether - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ether : (noun)
1: a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used
as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: ethoxyethane, divinyl
ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether]
2: the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire
and water; was believed to be the substance composing all
heavenly bodies [syn: quintessence]
3: any of a class of organic compounds that have two
hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
4: a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to
support the propagation of electromagnetic waves [syn: aether]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ether : \E"ther\, n. [L. aether, Gr. ?, fr. ? to light up, kindle,
burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh, indh, and prob. to E. idle:
cf. F. ['e]ther.] [Written also [ae]ther.]
1. (Physics) A medium of great elasticity and extreme
tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of
solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of
transmission of light and heat; hence often called
luminiferous ether.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ether :
A concurrent object-oriented language?
(1997-03-18)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Ether, talk
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Ether |
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Prinnyjuice: @Minh_Ande Not really. 2/3 of what came down is snow that's more like very small ice plates if you look closely. It doesn't stick Ether. |
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Darkestrose2005: Thinking there will Ether be a delay or no school at all tomarrow |
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nuga87: .@jungjung13 @velvet100 朝顔とEtherの頃がまいべすとれみおおおおおおおおバラード系もいいけどあの頃の邦楽ロックしてた頃がよかった…しんみり |
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