Meanings
nounluminiferous aether (uncountable)
alternative luminiferous ether
- historicaluncountablenatural sciencesThe supposed medium through which light is transmitted
Translations
Russian эфи́р, светоно́сный эфи́р
- эфи́р (efír)Translations
- светоно́сный эфи́р (svetonósnyj efír)Translations
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