English speakers...?

Question

What is the meaning of "aether" ?

Thanks in advance.

I did look it up in the dictionary, but i couldn't find it!

Answer 1

WTH? Did you spell it right? lol

Maybe this is a question for the Brits...

Answer 2

The original meaning: Aether (mythology), the personification of the "upper sky", space and heaven, in Greek mythology.
Science, engineering, and philosophy:

The Aether of classical elements is a concept, historically, used in science (as a medium) and in philosophy (as a substance).
Any number of Aether theories in alchemy, natural philosophy, and modern physics which suppose a "fifth element".
Luminiferous aether, in early physics considered to be the medium through which light propagates
Ether, a class of chemical compounds, or specifically:
Diethyl ether, which has the common name "ether".

Answer 3

hell if i know

look it up in the dictionary

Definitions of aether on the Web:

* Fancy old-timey way of saying the space around us.
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* personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
* ether: a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* ----The aether (also spelled ether) is a substance concept, historically used in science and philosophy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether

* Aether ("upper air"), in Greek mythology, was the personification of the "upper sky", space and heaven. He is the pure, upper air that the gods breathe, as opposed to "aer", which mortals breathed. He was the son of Erebus and Nyx, and brother of Hemera. He is the soul of the world and all life emanates from him. The aether was also known as Zeus defensive wall; the bound that locked Tartaros from the cosmos.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(mythology)

* Planet Aether is the fractured planet that is the setting for '''' for the Nintendo GameCube. It is located in the Dasha region, and is home to two warring races, the Luminoth of Aether and the Ing of Dark Aether. Additionally, in Greek mythology, "aether" was a substance that was proposed to fill all of the universe's space.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(fictional_planet)

* The aither ("aether") is another mysterious concept related to fire. This Greek concept seems to derive directly from the akasha, its Hindu counterpart. The aither is the fifth element, together with the four others: Fire, Earth, Air, Water. Aither would correspond to Celestial Fire. These five elements are not the ones which form the world, but the ones which destroy it: fire (conflagrations); water (floods); air (winds and hurricanes); earth (earthquakes). ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(classical_element)

Answer 4

It is an old spelling of "ether."
It is the name of a chemical used as an anesthetic.
In the past, it was also the name of the upper air. Long ago when the earth was still considered the center of the universe, it was thought that beyond the orbit of the moon, the space was filled with ether, a purer and more subtle substance than regular air. The stars were up in the ether.

Answer 5

aether is a medium that in the wave theory of light permeates all space and transmits transverse waves.

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The e-mail through Answers! is limited and you can't attach things, so my e-mail is [e-mail].
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Answer 6

The word "aether" stems via Latin from the Greek αἰθήρ, from a root meaning "to kindle/burn/shine", which signified the substance thought in ancient times to fill the upper regions of space, beyond the clouds.

Answer 7

It's usually spelled ether. It was formerly believed to fill space and light traveled through it. People couldn't believe that light could travel through nothing.

Answer 8

Any of the things listed in my source! A fair few possibilities.

Answer 9

I think you mean either. Either is having a choice between two or more things. Example: You can either have chocolate ice cream or strawberry ice cream with your cake.

Answer 10

i looked it up and it said it was in the UK and some kind of acid of solvent