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ether

UK
/ˈiːθə/
US
/ˈiθɚ/

Translations

ethernoun
ethers
pl
étherSens chimique, historique et littéraire.
The doctor used ether to anesthetize the patient before the surgery.
Le médecin a utilisé de l’éther pour anesthésier le patient avant l’opération.
Synonyms
sky
heavens
air
spirit
aether
etherverb
ethered
Past Simple
ethered
Past Participle
ethering
Gerund
UK
/ˈiːθə/
US
/ˈiθɚ/
éthériserSens médical.
The surgeon ethered the patient before the operation.
Le chirurgien a éthérisé le patient avant l’opération.
Additional translations
humilierFamilier.

Definitions

ethernoun
A clear, volatile liquid used as an anesthetic and solvent.
The doctor used ether to anesthetize the patient before the surgery.
The upper regions of space; the heavens.
The stars twinkled in the ether above.
A hypothetical medium formerly believed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
Scientists once theorized that light traveled through the ether.
The medium through which radio, telecommunication, or digital signals are transmitted; the airwaves.
Her podcast drifts through the ether to listeners around the globe.
Any of a class of organic compounds in which an oxygen atom is bonded to two alkyl or aryl groups.
Methyl tert-butyl ether is used as a fuel additive.
etherverb
To administer ether to (a person or animal) so as to induce anesthesia.
The surgeon ethered the patient before the operation.
(Slang) To defeat, criticize, or humiliate decisively.
The comedian ethered the heckler with a single comeback.
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