sub-ethern.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbˌiːθə/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌiθər/

Forms: 1900s– sub-aether, 1900s– sub-ether.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, ether n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + ether n.

Physics and Science Fiction.

A hypothetical or imagined medium extending throughout space like the ‘ether’ (ether n. 3a) but acting on a smaller scale or order of magnitude. Cf. sub-etheric adj.

ΚΠ

1901 Jrnl. Assoc. Engin. Societies 26 234 If we can accept as a fact what thousands have asserted.., that there is a mysterious connection between mind and mind, this connection may be through the sub-ether.

1928 A. S. Eddington Nature Physical World (1929) x. 211 Imagine a sub-aether whose surface is covered with ripples. The oscillations of the ripples are a million times faster than those of visible light.

1934 Astounding Stories Sept. 32/1 He knew that the zones of force surrounding his vessel were absolutely impenetrable to any wave propagated through the ether... He knew also that the subether was blocked, through the fifth and sixth orders.

1980 D. Adams Restaurant at End of Universe xxi. 122 Zaphod leaped across the cabin and switched frequencies on the sub-ether receiver before the next mind-pulverizing noise hit them.

2006 University Wire (Nexis) 7 Dec. It's possible to get two subatomic particles ‘entangled’ with each other so that they have a mysterious sub-ether connection.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sub-ether
释义	sub-ethern. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌiːθə/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌiθər/ Forms: 1900s– sub-aether, 1900s– sub-ether. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, ether n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + ether n. Physics and Science Fiction. A hypothetical or imagined medium extending throughout space like the ‘ether’ (ether n. 3a) but acting on a smaller scale or order of magnitude. Cf. sub-etheric adj. ΚΠ 1901 Jrnl. Assoc. Engin. Societies 26 234 If we can accept as a fact what thousands have asserted.., that there is a mysterious connection between mind and mind, this connection may be through the sub-ether. 1928 A. S. Eddington Nature Physical World (1929) x. 211 Imagine a sub-aether whose surface is covered with ripples. The oscillations of the ripples are a million times faster than those of visible light. 1934 Astounding Stories Sept. 32/1 He knew that the zones of force surrounding his vessel were absolutely impenetrable to any wave propagated through the ether... He knew also that the subether was blocked, through the fifth and sixth orders. 1980 D. Adams Restaurant at End of Universe xxi. 122 Zaphod leaped across the cabin and switched frequencies on the sub-ether receiver before the next mind-pulverizing noise hit them. 2006 University Wire (Nexis) 7 Dec. It's possible to get two subatomic particles ‘entangled’ with each other so that they have a mysterious sub-ether connection. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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