ETHER


Meaning of ETHER in English

e ‧ ther /ˈiːθə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: aether , from Greek aither , from aithein 'to catch fire' ]

1 . [uncountable] a clear liquid used in the past as an ↑ anaesthetic to make people sleep before an operation

2 . the ether

a) the space through which radio waves or computer signals travel:

voices coming through the ether

b) ( also aether British English ) literary the upper part of the sky

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.