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luminiferous aether

luminiferous aether noun: the supposed medium through which light is transmitted.

Noun

luminiferous aether (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The supposed medium through which light is transmitted

Forms of luminiferous aether

alternative formluminiferous ether

Questions about luminiferous aether

What does luminiferous aether mean?
Luminiferous aether means the supposed medium through which light is transmitted.
What part of speech is luminiferous aether?
Luminiferous aether is a noun.

Words near luminiferous aether in the dictionary

  1. luminescent
  2. luminescently
  3. luminesces
  4. luminescing
  5. luminiferous
  6. luminiferous aether
  7. lumining
  8. luminious
  9. luminised
  10. luminism
  11. luminist

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