éter

Portuguese

/ˈɛ.teɹ/, /ˈɛ.teɻ/

noun
Definitions
  • (organic compound) ether (class and specifically diethyl ether)
  • (alchemy) aether classical physical element
  • (physics) aether substance once thought to fill all space
  • (poetic) aether the upper sky

Etymology

Derived from Latin aethēr (sky, air, highest and purest part of the atmosphere, ethereal matter surrounding a deity, the upper pure, heaven, bright air, light of day, heavens) derived from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (upper air, ether, heaven, air, sky, theoretical medium supposed to fill unoccupied space and transmit heat and light, purer upper air of the atmosphere).

Origin

Ancient Greek

αἰθήρ

Gloss

upper air, ether, heaven, air, sky, theoretical medium supposed to fill unoccupied space and transmit heat and light, purer upper air of the atmosphere

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

気

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