element vs ether

ether vs element

element and ether both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
element	Yes	No	No	No
ether	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ether is a hyponym of element; that is, ether is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than element:

element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
ether: the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

Other hyponyms of element include air, fire, earth, quintessence, water.

element (noun)	ether (noun)
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system	a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
an abstract part of something	a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
the most favorable environment for a plant or animal	any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone	the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

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