Definitions for Aerialˈɛər i əl, eɪˈɪər i əl; ˈɛər i əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
aer•i•alˈɛər i əl, eɪˈɪər i əl; ˈɛər i əl(adj.; n.)
of, in, or produced by the air:
aerial currents.
done in or from the air:
aerial photography; an aerial survey.
inhabiting or frequenting the air:
aerial creatures.
operating on a track or cable above the ground:
an aerial ski lift.
reaching far into the air; lofty:
aerial spires.
unsubstantial; visionary:
aerial fancies.
having a light and graceful beauty; ethereal:
aerial music.
growing in the air, as the adventitious roots of some trees.
Category: Ecology
pertaining to aircraft. launched by or against an aircraft: supplied or performed by aircraft:
aerial bombs.
aerial support.
Category: Military
(n.)a radio or television antenna.
Category: Radio and Television
Origin of aerial:
1595–1605; < L āeri(us) of the air (< Gk āérios, der. of āḗrair ) + -al1
aer′i•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
forward pass, aerial(noun)
a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
antenna, aerial, transmitting aerial(adj)
an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
aerial(adj)
existing or living or growing or operating in the air
"aerial roots of a philodendron"; "aerial particles"; "small aerial creatures such as butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography"; "aerial cable cars"
aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal(adj)
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
"figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
aerial(adjective)ˈɛər i əl, eɪˈɪər i əl; n. ˈɛər i əl
from or in the air
aerial photographs
Wiktionary
aerial(Noun)
A device for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
aerial(Adjective)
of, in, or from the air; atmospheric
The aerial photographs clearly showed the damage caused by the storm.
aerial(Adjective)
ethereal
Origin: From aerius, from ἀέριος.
Webster Dictionary
Aerial(adj)
of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aerial regions or currents
Aerial(adj)
consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal
Aerial(adj)
rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires
Aerial(adj)
growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial rootlets, aerial plants
Aerial(adj)
light as air; ethereal
Translations for Aerial
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- lugagtigAfrikaans
- هَوَائِيArabic
- въздушенBulgarian
- aéreoPortuguese (BR)
- vzdušný, leteckýCzech
- Luft...German
- luft-; luftigDanish
- εναέριοςGreek
- aéreoSpanish
- õhu-, aero-Estonian
- هواییFarsi
- ilma-Finnish
- aérienFrench
- אֲווִירִיHebrew
- आकाशीय, विमान से, हवा में से किया गयाHindi
- iz zrakaCroatian
- légiHungarian
- di/dari udaraIndonesian
- loft-, flugferða-Icelandic
- aereoItalian
- 空中のJapanese
- 항공의Korean
- (iš) oroLithuanian
- gaisa-Latvian
- di udaraMalay
- lucht-Dutch
- luft-, luftigNorwegian
- powietrzny, lotniczyPolish
- هواییPersian
- هواییPashto
- aéreoPortuguese
- aerianRomanian
- воздушныйRussian
- vzdušný, leteckýSlovak
- zračenSlovenian
- vazdušniSerbian
- luft-, i (från) luftenSwedish
- ทางอากาศThai
- hava, havadan alınmışTurkish
- 空中的Chinese (Trad.)
- надземний; ефірнийUkrainian
- ہوائیUrdu
- trên khôngVietnamese
- 空中的Chinese (Simp.)
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