aerial
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i adjective
1.
of, in, or produced by the air: aerial currents.
2.
inhabiting or frequenting the air: aerial creatures.
3.
operating on a track or cable elevated above the ground: an aerial ski lift up the mountainside.
4.
reaching far into the air; high; lofty: aerial spires.
6.
unsubstantial; visionary: aerial fancies.
7.
having a light and graceful beauty; ethereal: aerial music.
8.
Biology. growing in the air, as the adventitious roots of some trees.
9.
pertaining to or used for, against, or in aircraft.
10.
supplied or performed by means of aircraft: aerial support; aerial reconnaissance.
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aerial (ˈɛərɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or resembling air |
| 2. | existing, occurring, moving, or operating in the air: aerial cable car; aerial roots of a plant |
| 3. | ethereal; light and delicate |
| 4. | imaginary; visionary |
| 5. | extending high into the air; lofty |
| 6. | of or relating to aircraft: aerial combat |
| —n | |
| 7. | Also called: antenna the part of a radio or television system having any of various shapes, such as a dipole, Yagi, long-wire, or vertical aerial, by means of which radio waves are transmitted or received |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek aērios, from aēr air] | |
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Word Origin & History
aerial
c.1600, from L. ærius "airy," from Gk. aerios "of the air, pertaining to air," from aer "air" + adj. suffix -al. The noun is 1902 (short for aerial antenna, etc.).
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Example sentences
Although hurricanes are aerial beasts, they draw their power from marine heat.
Combining aerial shot-detection with full-motion video poses huge technological challenges.
And the other had the aerial prowess of a barnyard chicken.
Yet the inspectors found programmes for a range of undeclared unmanned aerial vehicles.
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