Noun | 1. | ether - a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic |
2. | ether - the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies Synonyms: quintessence | |
3. | ether - any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom | |
4. | ether - a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves Synonyms: aether |
(language) | ETHER - A concurrent object-oriented language? |