"etherion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: etherions [plural]
Etymology: 1898-12, Charles F. Brush, edited by J. Am. Chem. Soc., A new gas., volume 20, page 909: [...] it seems really probable that it not only extends far beyond the atmosphere, but fills all celestial space at a very small pressure. In recognition of this probability, I have provisionally named it aetherion or etherion, meaning “high in the heavens.” From Ancient Greek αἰθέριος (aithérios), from αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper heaven”). Etymology templates: {{quote-book|en|1898-12|Charles F. Brush|A new gas.|editor=J. Am. Chem. Soc.|page=909|passage=􂀿...􂁀 it seems really probable that it not only extends far beyond the atmosphere, but fills all celestial space at a very small pressure. In recognition of this probability, I have provisionally named it aetherion or etherion, meaning “high in the heavens.”|volume=20|volumeurl=https://ia600708.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/22/items/crossref-pre-1909-scholarly-works/10.1021%252Fja02070a005.zip&file=10.1021%252Fja02074a001.pdf}} 1898-12, Charles F. Brush, edited by J. Am. Chem. Soc., A new gas., volume 20, page 909: [...] it seems really probable that it not only extends far beyond the atmosphere, but fills all celestial space at a very small pressure. In recognition of this probability, I have provisionally named it aetherion or etherion, meaning “high in the heavens.”, {{der|en|grc|αἰθέριος}} Ancient Greek αἰθέριος (aithérios) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} etherion (countable and uncountable, plural etherions)
  1. (historical) A gas formerly believed to exist in air, initially identified by Charles F. Brush in 1898. He estimated that its density was one ten-thousandth of hydrogen. Wikipedia link: Journal of the American Chemical Society Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Related terms: ether
    Sense id: en-etherion-en-noun-tg7yb6qp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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