According to Aristotle, the planets and stars were located in an unchanging region of the world called the aether.
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Aether
//ˈi.θɚ//
Synonyms for "aether" (3 found)
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15 translations across 14 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Αἰθήρ name (Greek primordial deity)
Armenian
1 entries- Եթեր name (Greek primordial deity)
Catalan
1 entries- Èter name (Greek primordial deity)
Esperanto
1 entries- Etero name (Greek primordial deity)
French
1 entries- Éther name (Greek primordial deity)
Greek
1 entries- Αιθέρας name (Greek primordial deity)
Italian
1 entries- Etere name (Greek primordial deity)
Japanese
1 entries- アイテール name (Greek primordial deity)
Korean
1 entries- 아이테르 name (Greek primordial deity)
Polish
2 entries- Ajter name (Greek primordial deity)
- Eter name (Greek primordial deity)
Portuguese
1 entries- Éter name (Greek primordial deity)
Russian
1 entries- Эфи́р name (Greek primordial deity)
Spanish
1 entries- Éter name (Greek primordial deity)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Ефі́р name (Greek primordial deity)
Sample sentences
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Aristotle believed that the celestial bodies were made of a fifth element, called the aether or quintessence.
Source: tatoeba (8342436)
Aristotle believed that the four physical elements were subject to change, but not the fifth element, which he called the aether.
Source: tatoeba (8342440)
Aristotle believed that aether naturally moved in circles.
Source: tatoeba (8342441)
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