† etheriformadj.
Obsolete.
Having the form of ether (ether n. 3); ethereal.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the universe > diffused matter > [adjective] > ether
ethereal1651
ether1791
etheric1798
etheriform1834
etherical1920
1834 W. Prout Chem., Meteorol. & Function Digestion i. iii. 26 Matter..is known to us principally in three forms or conditions:—the Solid, the Liquid, and the Gaseous (the latter including the state of vapour, and the etheriform condition of matter).
1848 N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 406 It is not this fine ethereal creation of the poet that is to be questioned; it is the thin etheriform fabrication of those who believe in ghosts.
1885 Science 22 May 432/1 The author believes that the original etheriform mass of our solar system condensed to cosmical clouds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
<
adj.1834