Chapter État Major to Ethmovomerine of E by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

1. Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future; also, duration without end in the future; endless time.

The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.

Is. lvii. 15.

2. Condition which begins at death; immortality.

Thou know'st 't is common; all that lives must die,
Passing through nature to eternity.

Shak.

Eternization
(E*ter`ni*za"tion) n. The act of eternizing; the act of rendering immortal or famous.

Eternize
(E*ter"nize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eternized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Eterniziing.] [Cf. F. éterniser.]

1. To make eternal or endless.

This other [gift] served but to eternize woe.

Milton.

2. To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize one's self, a name, exploits.

St. Alban's battle won by famous York,
Shall be eternized in all age to come.

Shak.

Etesian
(E*te"sian) a. [L. etesiae, pl., periodic winds, Gr. fr. year: cf. F. étésien.] Periodical; annual; — applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Mediterranean, esp. the eastern part, for an irregular period during July and August.

Ethal
(Eth"al) n. [Ether + alcohol: cf. F. éthal.] (Chem.) A white waxy solid, C₁₆H₃₃.OH; — called also cetylic alcohol. See Cetylic alcohol, under Cetylic.

Ethane
(Eth"ane) n. [From Ether.] (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C₂H₆, forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol, aldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also dimethyl.

Ethe
(Ethe) a. [See Eath.] Easy. [Obs.] Spenser.

Ethel
(Eth"el) a. [AS. eele, æele. See Atheling.] Noble. [Obs.]

Ethene
(Eth"ene) n. (Chem.) Ethylene; olefiant gas.

Ethenic
(E*then"ic) a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from. or resembling, ethene or ethylene; as, ethenic ether.

Ethenyl
(Eth"e*nyl) n. [Ethene + - yl.] (Chem.) (a) A trivalent hydrocarbon radical, CH₃.C. (b) A univalent hydrocarbon radical of the ethylene series, CH₂:CH; — called also vinyl. See Vinyl.

Etheostomoid
(E`the*os"to*moid) a. [NL. etheostoma name of a genus + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or like, the genus Etheostoma. — n. Any fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera, allied to the perches; — also called darter. The etheostomoids are small and often bright-colored fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of North America. About seventy species are known. See Darter.

Ether
(E"ther) n. [L. aether, Gr. a'iqh`r, fr. a'i`qein to light up, kindle, burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh, indh, and prob. to E. idle: cf. F. éther.] [Written also æther.]

1. (Physics) A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of transmission of light and heat; hence often called luminiferous ether.

2. Supposed matter above the air; the air itself.