How to Pronounce "ether"
word
/ˈiθɝ/
EE-thur
/ˈiːθɐ/
EE-thuh
Definition
Ether is a clear, highly flammable liquid used as an anesthetic in medicine and as a solvent in chemistry. In old literature, it can also mean the supposed material filling the space above the earth, or the sky.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈiθɝ/
British English
/ˈiːθɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
EE-thur
UK
EE-thuh
Listen in Context
She lay quietly, drifting off under the effects of ether.
Some people believed radio waves traveled through the ether in space.
The doctor used ether as an anesthetic during the surgery.
Ether is a clear liquid that burns easily.