单词 | etheric |
释义 | ethericadj. = ethereal adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > diffused matter > [adjective] > ether ethereal1651 ether1791 etheric1798 etheriform1834 etherical1920 ?1681 J. Dean Badger in Fox-trap f. 2 The Scum o'th' Poison will not stay within, But Drains from th' Conclave of declining Parts, And quite obstructeth my Etherick Arts. 1798 Trans. Linn. Soc. 4 153 By spontaneous evaporation, the etheric solution leaves a yellowish brown bitumen. 1876 Nature 10 Feb. 299/1 The new phase of electric manifestation, the so-called etheric force. 1902 How to make Useful Things 5/1 The purpose of the tapper is to decohere the filings after they are affected by the etheric waves. 1981 E. R. Harrison Cosmology iv. 74/2 The natural motion of the etheric element, and of the spheres created from it, was endless revolution around the Earth. 2008 Hudson Rev. 61 452 Whether because celluloid flew in the air like bits of burning gun-cotton or because a match ignited etheric fumes, the silk canopy overhead caught fire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1681 |
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