medium vs aether

aether vs medium

medium and aether both are nouns.

medium is an adjective but aether is not an adjective.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of medium include ether, air, airwave.

medium (noun)	aether (noun)
an occupation for which you are especially well suited	a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
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

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

Difference between medium and aether

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