What does Aerial mean?
Definitions for Aerial
ˈɛər i əl, eɪˈɪər i əl; ˈɛər i əlaeri·al
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Princeton's WordNet
forward pass, aerialnoun
a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
antenna, aerial, transmitting aerialadjective
an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
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"
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"
Wiktionary
aerialnoun
A device for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
aerialadjective
of, in, or from the air; atmospheric
The aerial photographs clearly showed the damage caused by the storm.
aerialadjective
ethereal
Etymology: From aerius, from ἀέριος.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Aerialadjective
Etymology: aërius, Lat.
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.
The gifts of heav’n my foll’wing song pursues,
Aerial honey, and ambrosial dews. John Dryden, Virg. Georg.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.
Here subterranean works and cities see,
There towns aerial on the waving tree. Alexander Pope, Essay on Man.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.
ChatGPT
aerial
Aerial refers to anything that is related to or performed in the air, typically referring to actions, activities, or objects that take place or are designed to operate above the earth's surface.
Webster Dictionary
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
Aerialadjective
consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal
Aerialadjective
rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires
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
Aerialadjective
light as air; ethereal
Etymology: [L. arius. See Air.]
Wikidata
Aerial
Aerial is the eighth studio album by British singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 Contribution
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
Entomology
Aerial
living in the air; applied to flying insects.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Aerial in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Aerial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Aerial in a Sentence
When disease transmission is going on, you need to kill adult mosquitoes and kill them now—and aerial spray is the best way to do it efficiently.
The United States has a responsibility to ensure that sales, transfers and subsequent use of all U.S.-origin UAS [unmanned aerial systems] are responsible and consistent with U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, including economic security, as well as with U.S. values and international standards.
They envisaged using aerial firepower and they have for some weeks deliberately blocked (those military assets) in Niamey that I was pressing them to send to Diffa to the front for the struggle against Boko Haram.
A bit upsetting to see comments aimed at Kirsten though, it's easy to criticize from a slow-mo aerial shot.
At both weddings, we felt Frank just smiling, he had an aerial view, I think.
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- هوائيArabic
- антэнаBelarusian
- въздушен, атмосферен, антенаBulgarian
- antena, aeriCatalan, Valencian
- anténaCzech
- antenneDanish
- AntenneGerman
- κεραίαGreek
- anteno, aeraEsperanto
- aéreo, antenaSpanish
- lennupõhineEstonian
- antenaBasque
- آنتن, هواییPersian
- antenni, lento, ilmaFinnish
- aérien, antenneFrench
- aéreoGalician
- מְשׁוֹשָׁה, אַנְטֶנָּהHebrew
- antenna, légi, függőHungarian
- ալեհավաք, օդայինArmenian
- aeralaIdo
- aereo, etereo, antennaItalian
- אווירHebrew
- アンテナ, 空中線Japanese
- საჰაერო, ანტენა, ეთერულიGeorgian
- 안테나Korean
- hihi irirangi, pou irirangiMāori
- антена, воздушенMacedonian
- aerialMalay
- antenna, erjalMaltese
- antenneNorwegian
- antenneDutch
- antenneNorwegian Nynorsk
- antenaPolish
- etéreo, antena, aéreoPortuguese
- aerian, antenăRomanian
- атмосферный, антенна, воздушный, эфирныйRussian
- antena, антенаSerbo-Croatian
- anténaSlovak
- antenaSlovene
- antennSwedish
- வானலை வாங்கிTamil
- อากาศThai
- antenTurkish
- антенаUkrainian
- ăngten, ăng-tenVietnamese
- 天线Chinese
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