"æther wave" meaning in All languages combined

See æther wave on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: æther waves [plural], aether wave [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} æther wave (plural æther waves)
  1. (historical, physics) a quantum of light, a photon, an electromagnetic wave -- understood as being a disturbance in the æther, a substance believed to provide the medium for light in vacuum Tags: historical

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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