ether vs element

element vs ether

ether and element both are nouns.

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

As nouns, element is a hypernym of ether; that is, element is a word with a broader meaning than ether:

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

ether (noun)	element (noun)
a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic	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 medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves	an abstract part of something
any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom	the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies	a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
	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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