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The correct spelling is ether.
How to pronounce ether
/ˈiːθə/
nounIPA: /ˈiːθə/
Say it like: Eth-er
The correct spelling is ether. The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities. For example: "The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame."
Usage Examples
“The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.
- 2.Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955).
- 3.The atmosphere or space as a medium for broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space through which Internet and other digital communications take place; cyberspace.
- 4.A particular quality created by or surrounding an object, person, or place; an atmosphere, an aura.
- 5.Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic.
verb
- 1.To viciously humiliate or insult.
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