Ether

From Old French ether, from Latin aether (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn, shine”). Doublet of Aether.

• Hyphenation: E‧ther

Ether

1. (Roman mythology) The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether.

From Ethereum.

Ether (plural Ether)

2. (cryptocurrencies) A unit of the Ethereum digital currency, ETH.

   Coordinate term: gas

   • 2021 March 26, Kevin Roose, “Why Did Someone Pay $560,000 for a Picture of My Column?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     After more than 30 bids, the auction ended at 12:32 p.m. Eastern time, with a winning bid of 350 Ether, or about $560,000.

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Ether

1. (Mormonism) The ancient American prophet of Mormon theology who wrote the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon.

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• Ehret, Reeth, rethe, theer, there, three

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːtər/, [ˈʔeː.tɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Ether

Ether n (strong, genitive Ethers, plural Ether)

1. (organic chemistry) alternative form of Äther (“ether as a chemical substance”)

• This spelling is now standard in scientific terminology, in order to distinguish clearly from the non-scientific senses of Äther. In general use this distinction is, as yet, rarely made.