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aer⋅i⋅al

  [adj. air-ee-uhl, ey-eer-ee-uhl; n. air-ee-uhl]
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–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.
5. partaking of the nature of air; airy.
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.
–noun
11. a radio or television antenna.
12. Football. forward pass.
Origin:
1595–1605; 1900–05 for def. 11; < L āeri(us) of the air (< Gk āérios, equiv. to āer- (s. of ār air 1 ) + -ios adj. suffix) + -al 1

Related forms:
aer⋅i⋅al⋅ly, adverb
aer⋅i⋅al⋅ness, noun
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aer·i·al   (âr'ē-əl, ā-îr'ē-əl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, in, or caused by the air.
  2. Existing or living in the air.
  3. Reaching high into the air; lofty.
  4. Suggestive of air, as in lightness; airy.
  5. Unsubstantial; imaginary.
  6. Of, for, or by means of aircraft: aerial photography.
  7. Botany Growing or borne above the ground or water: aerial roots.
n.   (âr'ē-əl)
A radio antenna, especially one suspended in or extending into the air.

[From Latin āerius, from Greek āerios, from āēr, air; see wer-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Aerial

A*["e]"ri*al\, a. [L. a["e]rius. See Air.]

1. 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, a["e]rial regions or currents. "A["e]rial spirits." --Milton. "A["e]rial voyages." --Darwin.

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

3. Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, a["e]rial spires.

4. Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, a["e]rial rootlets, a["e]rial plants. --Gray.

5. Light as air; ethereal.

A["e]rial acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.] --Ure.

A["e]rial perspective. See Perspective.
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Language Translation for : aerial
Spanish: antena,
German: die Antenne,
Japanese: アンテナ
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aerial  (adj.)
1604, from L. ærius "airy," from Gk. aerios, from aer "air." The noun is 1902 (short for aerial antenna, etc.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Cirque Spectaculars
 Producing breathtaking aerial shows for corporate and private events.
 www.HollywoodAerialArts.com
Wholesale Aerial Lifts
 Low prices to the public. Hundreds of boom and scissor lifts online.
 www.aerialliftequipment.com