transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈē-thər ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin aether, from Greek aithēr, from aithein to ignite, blaze; akin to Old English ād pyre — more at edify
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the rarefied element formerly believed to fill the upper regions of space
b. : the upper regions of space : heavens
2.
a. also ae·ther : a medium that in the wave theory of light permeates all space and transmits transverse waves
b. : airwaves
3.
a. : a light volatile flammable liquid C 4 H 10 O used chiefly as a solvent and especially formerly as an anesthetic
b. : any of a class of organic compounds characterized by an oxygen atom attached to two carbon atoms
• ethe·ric i-ˈther-ik, -ˈthir- adjective