éter

Definitions of éter
  1. noun
    a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
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    type of:
    anestesia por inhalación
    a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled
  2. noun
    a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
  3. noun
    the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
    synonyms: cielo
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    types:
    azul, azul del cielo
    the sky as viewed during daylight
    cielo aborregado
    a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds
    type of:
    atmósfera
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
  4. noun
    the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
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    type of:
    elemento
    one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
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