資料來源 : pyDict

醚,大氣,蒼天,乙太

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ether \E"ther\, n. [L. aether, Gr. ?, fr. ? to light up, kindle,
   burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh, indh, and prob. to E. idle:
   cf. F. ['e]ther.] [Written also {[ae]ther}.]
   1. (Physics) A medium of great elasticity and extreme
      tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of
      solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of
      transmission of light and heat; hence often called
      {luminiferous ether}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

ether
     n 1: a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used
          as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: {ethoxyethane}, {divinyl
          ether}, {vinyl ether}, {diethyl ether}, {ethyl ether}]
     2: the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire
        and water; was believed to be the substance composing all
        heavenly bodies [syn: {quintessence}]
     3: any of a class of organic compounds that have two
        hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
     4: a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to
        support the propagation of electromagnetic waves [syn: {aether}]

資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

ETHER
     
         A {concurrent} {object-oriented} language?
     
        (1997-03-18)