Meaning & use
the ether
An intangible, invisible medium once believed to fill space, now used figuratively to mean an unseen realm such as broadcasting or the internet.
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The rumor spread quickly once it was released into the ether of social media.
His complaint email seemed to vanish into the ether, with no reply ever coming.
A note on using this word
Modern usage is figurative rather than scientific; physicists abandoned 'ether' as a real substance over a century ago.
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