Aether
One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light,…One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos.
» Aristotle believed that aether naturally moved in circles.
Meaning
1 senses(Greek)One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos.
Эфи́рEfír
Ефі́рEfír
Examples
4 sentencesAristotle believed that aether naturally moved in circles.
Aristotle believed that the celestial bodies were made of a fifth element, called the aether or quintessence.
deAristoteles glaubte, die Himmelskörper bestünden aus einem fünften Element, das er den Äther oder die Quintessenz nannte.
Aristotle believed that the four physical elements were subject to change, but not the fifth element, which he called the aether.
According to Aristotle, the planets and stars were located in an unchanging region of the world called the aether.
deAristoteles zufolge befanden sich die Sterne und Planeten in einem unveränderbaren Bereich der Welt, welcher der Äther hieß.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”). Doublet of Ether.From Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”). Doublet of Ether.
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