Meanings
nounæther wave (plural æther waves)
plural æther waves · alternative aether wave
- historicalnatural sciencesa quantum of light, a photon, an electromagnetic wave -- understood as being a disturbance in the æther, a substance believed to provide the medium for light in vacuum
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