[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ether \e"ther\ =e"th~er, n. l. aether, gr. a'iqh`r, fr.
   a'i`qein to light up, kindle, burn, blaze; akin to skr. idh,
   indh, and prob. to e. idle: cf. f. 'ether. written also
   aether.
   1. physics a medium of great elasticity and extreme
      tenuity, once supposed to pervade all space, the interior
      of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of
      transmission of light and heat; hence often called
      luminiferous ether. it is no longer believed that such a
      medium is required for the transmission of electromagnetic
      waves; the modern use of the term is mostly a figurative
      term for empty space, or for literary effect, and not
      intended to imply the actual existence of a physical
      medium. however. modern cosmological theories based on
      quantum field theory do not rule out the possibility that
      the inherent energy of the vacuum is greater than zero, in
      which case the concept of an ether pervading the vacuum
      may have more than metaphoric meaning.
      1913 webster +pjc

   2. supposed matter above the air; the air itself.
      1913 webster

   3. chem.
      a a light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid,
          c2h52o, of a characteristic aromatic odor,
          obtained by the distillation of alcohol with sulphuric
          acid, and hence called also sulphuric ether. it is a
          powerful solvent of fats, resins, and pyroxylin, but
          finds its chief use as an anaesthetic. commonly
          called ethyl ether to distinguish it from other
          ethers, and also ethyl oxide.
      b any similar compound in which an oxygen atom is bound
          to two different carbon atoms, each of which is part
          of an organic radical; as, amyl ether; valeric ether;
          methyl ethyl ether. the general formular for an ether
          is ror', in which r and r' are organic radicals
          which may be of similar or different structure. if r
          and r' are different parts of the same organic
          radical, the structure forms a cyclic ether.
          1913 webster +pjc

   complex ether, mixed ether chem., an ether in which the
      ether oxygen is attached to two radicals having different
      structures; as, ethyl methyl ether, c2h5.o.ch3.

   compound ether chem., an ethereal salt or a salt of some
      hydrocarbon as the base; an ester.

   ether engine mach., a condensing engine like a steam
      engine, but operated by the vapor of ether instead of by
      steam.
      1913 webster
see also:
aether luminiferous ether empty space c2h52o sulphuric ether ethyl ether 
ethyl oxide ror' complex ether mixed ether c2h5.o.ch3 
compound ether ether engine 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ether
     n 1: a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used
          as an inhalation anesthetic syn: ethoxyethane, divinyl
          ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether
     2: the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire
        and water; was believed to be the substance composing all
        heavenly bodies syn: quintessence
     3: any of a class of organic compounds that have two
        hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
     4: a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to
        support the propagation of electromagnetic waves syn: aether
see also:
ethoxyethane divinyl ether vinyl ether diethyl ether ethyl ether quintessence 
aether 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

91 moby thesaurus words for "ether":
   caelus, dry ice, freon, olympian heights, pentothal, acme,
   aerial heights, air, airy nothing, ammonia, apex, azure, blue sky,
   bubble, caelum, canopy, canopy of heaven, carbon dioxide, cerulean,
   chaff, chip, chloroform, cobweb, cocaine, coolant, cope, cork,
   dizzy heights, down, dust, elevation, eminence, empyrean,
   ethyl chloride, ethylene, fairy, feather, firmament, flue, fluff,
   foam, freezing mixture, froth, fuzz, gas, gossamer, heaven,
   heavens, height, heights, hyaline, ice, ice cubes, illusion, lift,
   lifts, liquid air, liquid helium, liquid oxygen, menthol, mist,
   mote, nitrous oxide, ozone, phantom, raise, refrigerant, rise,
   rising ground, shadow, sky, smoke, spirit, sponge, spume,
   starry heaven, steep, stratosphere, straw, the blue,
   the blue serene, thin air, thistledown, uprise, vantage ground,
   vantage point, vapor, vault, vault of heaven, welkin, zenith

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

ether
     
         a concurrent object-oriented language?
     
        1997-03-18
     
     
see also:
concurrent object-oriented 

[5] : Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

ether, talk

Ether >> E Words
Ether, definition of term: Ether
ether_pag1.html

Ethyl Ether >> E Words
Ethyl Ether, definition of term: Ethyl Ether
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The Unusual History of Ether
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Ether Solutions - Content Management Specialists
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Ether Diary
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The Titans of Ether - Ultima IX Redemption
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http://ultima.cfkasper.de/, score=76, date indexed=January 19, 2006, 10:39 pm

Etherzone
... ..
http://www.etherzone.com/, score=73, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:50 pm

Society of Ether Explorers -- San Francisco
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General Ether Theory
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http://get.ilja-schmelzer.net/, score=61, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 12:59 pm

Ether's Scribe Famous Hauntings
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http://etherscribe.tripod.com/, score=61, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 10:58 pm

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