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单词 etherical
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ethericaladj.

Brit. /iːˈθɛrɪkl/, /ᵻˈθɛrɪkl/, U.S. /ᵻˈθɛrɪk(ə)l/, /iˈθɛrɪk(ə)l/, /ɛˈθɛrɪk(ə)l/
Forms: 1600s aetherical, 1600s aethericall, 1800s– aetherical, 1800s– etherical.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ether n., -ical suffix.
Etymology: < ether n. + -ical suffix. Compare earlier ethereal adj., etherean adj., and later ethereous adj., etheric adj.
= ethereal adj. (in various senses).
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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).
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