ether
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/ˈiːθər/
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/ˈiːθə(r)/
noun
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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.
R
The space in the sky above the Earth's surface.
Her voice seemed to float up into the ether.
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The space around us where radio and electronic signals travel.
The signal was lost and disappeared into the ether.
translation
A colorless, volatile liquid that is used as a solvent and was once used in medicine to put people to sleep during surgeries.; The space in the sky above the Earth's surface.; The space around us where radio and electronic signals travel.
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ethers