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ether meaning in Sanskrit

आकाश ākāśa

/ˈiː.θə//ˈi.θɚ/

ether in Sanskrit: आकाश (ākāśa). In English, ether means the medium breathed by human beings; the air.

Sanskrit words for ether

substance supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere
आकाश ākāśa

English meaning of ether

  1. noun The medium breathed by human beings; the air.
  2. noun The sky, the heavens; the void, nothingness.
  3. noun Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: The hypothetical substance permeating space, functioning as a medium for electromagnetic waves to propagate through, and which does not exert resistance to the movement of matter; its existence is incompatible with Einstein's theory of relativity; famously found to be undetectable by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment.
  4. noun The atmosphere or space as a medium for broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space through which Internet and other digital communications take place; cyberspace.

Full definition of ether

ether in a sentence

  • The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame.

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Questions about ether in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of ether in Sanskrit?
Ether in Sanskrit is आकाश (ākāśa).
ether इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Ether: आकाश (ākāśa).
What does ether mean in English?
Ether means the medium breathed by human beings; the air.

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