aether vs medium

medium vs aether

aether and medium both are nouns.

aether is not an adjective while medium is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aether	Yes	No	No	No
medium	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, medium is a hypernym of aether; that is, medium is a word with a broader meaning than aether:

aether: a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
medium: an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

aether (noun)	medium (noun)
a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves	an occupation for which you are especially well suited
	an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
	a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
	(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
	the surrounding environment
	someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
	a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
	(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
	(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
	a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
	an intervening substance through which something is achieved

aether (adjective)	medium (adjective)
	(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
	around the middle of a scale of evaluation

Difference between aether and medium

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