Definitions for aerial
ˈɛər i əl, eɪˈɪər i əl; ˈɛər i əlaeri·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. forward pass, aerialnoun

   a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

2. antenna, aerial, transmitting aerialadjective

   an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

3. aerialadjective

   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"

4. aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, etherealadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aerialnoun

   A device for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.

2. aerialadjective

   of, in, or from the air; atmospheric

   The aerial photographs clearly showed the damage caused by the storm.

3. aerialadjective

   ethereal

4. Etymology: From aerius, from ἀέριος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aerialadjective

   Etymology: aërius, Lat.

   1. Belonging to the air, as consisting of it.

   The thunder, when to roll
   With terrour through the dark aerial hall. Paradise Lost.

   From all that can with sins or feathers fly,
   Thro’ the aerial or the wat’ry sky. Matthew Prior.

   I gathered the thickness of the air, or aerial interval, of the glasses at that ring. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   Vegetables abound more with aerial particles, than animal substances. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. Produced by the air.

   The gifts of heav’n my foll’wing song pursues,
   Aerial honey, and ambrosial dews. John Dryden, Virg. Georg.

   3. Inhabiting the air.

   Where those immortal shapes
   Of bright aerial spirits live inspher’d,
   In regions mild, of calm and serene air. Paradise Regained.

   Aerial animals may be subdivided into birds and flies. John Locke.

   4. Placed in the air.

   Here subterranean works and cities see,
   There towns aerial on the waving tree. Alexander Pope, Essay on Man.

   5. High; elevated in situation, and therefore in the air.

   A spacious city stood, with firmest walls,
   Sure mounded, and with numerous turrets crown’d,
   Aerial spires, and citadels, the seat
   Of kings and heroes resolute in war. Philips.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 4 votes

1. Aerialadjective

   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

2. Aerialadjective

   consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal

3. Aerialadjective

   rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires

4. Aerialadjective

   growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial rootlets, aerial plants

5. Aerialadjective

   light as air; ethereal

6. Etymology: [L. arius. See Air.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aerial

   Aerial is the eighth studio album by British singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aerial

   ā-ēr′i-al, adj. belonging to the air: inhabiting or existing in the air: elevated, lofty, ethereal.—ns. Aerial′ity, Aer′ialness.—adv. Aer′ially.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aerial

   A type of device created and designed for a variety of purposes.

   Most televisions have an aerial.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aerial

   living in the air; applied to flying insects.

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Anagrams for aerial »

1. realia

2. aralie

How to pronounce aerial?

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How to say aerial in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aerial in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aerial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of aerial in a Sentence

1. Syria Staffan de Mistura:

   The use of barrel bombs must stop, all evidence shows that the overwhelming majority of the civilian victims in the Syrian conflict have been caused by the use of such indiscriminate aerial weapons.

2. Kathie Lee Gifford:

   At both weddings, we felt Frank just smiling, he had an aerial view, I think.

3. Eugenia Gold:

   When you start having this new dimension of aerial maneuvers, it becomes a whole new world. And your brain has to change to deal with that.

4. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   An aerial bomb on a maternity hospital is the conclusive evidence that what is happening is a genocide of Ukrainians.

5. Elise Hu:

   The building essentially collapsed onto itself, when you see the aerial images around Tainan, the rest of the buildings are standing. But this particular apartment complex is as damaged as it is.

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