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aerial.

Living or taking place in the air.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɛəɹiəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛːɹɪjəl/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɛəɹiəl//ˈeɹiəl/

  1. Living or taking place in the air.

    The seabirds put on an astonishing aerial display.

  2. Made up of air or gas; gaseous.

    archaic · literary

  3. Positioned high up; elevated.

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

  4. Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary.

  5. Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric.

  6. Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft.

    aerial photography
    an aerial view of the landscape

  7. Above the ground.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)der. Latin āerius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English aerial From Latin āeri(us) + -al, from Ancient Greek ἀέριος (aérios), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + -ιος (-ios). By surface analysis, aer- (“air”) + -ial.

noun/ˈɛəɹiəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛːɹɪjəl/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɛəɹiəl//ˈeɹiəl/

  1. A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.

    UK

  2. A move, as in dancing or skateboarding, involving one or both feet leaving the ground.

  3. A move that involves performing a full rotation while in the air, without touching any equipment such as a balance beam or panel mat with one's hands.

  4. An aerial photograph.

  5. A highly-contrasting visual artifact in the form of a band or ring.

    Lanczos3 for sharp results. May produce aerials. — Krita 5.2.2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)der. Latin āerius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English aerial From Latin āeri(us) + -al, from Ancient Greek ἀέριος (aérios), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + -ιος (-ios). By surface analysis, aer- (“air”) + -ial.

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