ether
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/ˈiːθər/
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/ˈiːθə(r)/
A colorless, volatile liquid that is used as a solvent and was once used in medicine to put people to sleep during surgeries.
The doctor used ether to anesthetize the patient before the operation.
医師は手術前にエーテルを使って患者を麻酔させた。
The space in the sky above the Earth's surface.
Her voice seemed to float up into the ether.
彼女の声は空に浮かんでいるように見えた。
The space around us where radio and electronic signals travel.
The signal was lost and disappeared into the ether.
信号が失われ、エーテルに消えた。