单词 | etherical |
释义 | ethericaladj. = ethereal adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] thin849 subtilea1393 airya1398 subtlea1398 rarea1400 shirec1400 finea1425 solutec1440 intenuate1471 slender1528 ethereal1590 tenuous1597 spare1602 unsolid1611 unsolute1612 tenuious1634 etherical1656 airlike1821 wire-drawn1876 the world > the universe > diffused matter > [adjective] > ether ethereal1651 ether1791 etheric1798 etheriform1834 etherical1920 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 105 Possidonius defineth a Star, a divine body, consisting of æthericall fire. 1693 W. Wotton tr. L. E. Du Pin New Hist. Eccl. Writers VI. ii. 15 The Bodies of the Elect are changed into an Aetherical Nature, and are not subject to the power of Fire. 1827 N. Amer. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 3 414 It [sc. periodide of mercury] is applied in alcoholic or etherical solution, mixed with lard, or suspended in oil. 1920 Conquest May 317/2 The plant..responds to different rays of the vast etherical spectrum, from the extreme ultra-violet to the longest wireless electrical waves. 2007 J. M. Wood Latino Writers & Journalists 107/1 Her work redefines Native American symbology as tangible realism rather than an etherical secret language. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656 |
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