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ether.

air, broadcasting

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈeː.tər/
  1. air, broadcasting

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
    De televisieaanbieder gaat digitale televisie via de ether uitzenden.
  2. ether (organic compound containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups)

    masculine · no-diminutive
  3. ether (fifth element of Aristotelian natural philosophy, supposed to be the building block of the heavens)

    historical · masculine · no-diminutive
  4. ether (luminiferous aether, medium in which electromagnetic waves were supposed to occur)

    historical · masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

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

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