English Explanatory Dictionary

aerial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Living or taking place in the air.
  2. Made up of air or gas; gaseous.
  3. Positioned high up; elevated.
  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.
  7. Above the ground.
noun
  1. A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛəɹiəl/ /ˈɛːɹɪjəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aerial.wav /ˈeɹiəl/ /ˈɛɹiəl/ /ˈeə̯ɹiəl/ /ˈiə̯ɹiəl/ /ˈeɾeəl/ /-ɪəl/ /-iəl/ /eɪˈɪəɹɪəl/ /eɪˈɛəɹɪəl/

Word forms

aerial more aerial most aerial aërial aerials

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)der. Latin āerius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? 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.

Synonyms

antenna air step acrobatic

Derived words

aerial cableway aerial camera aerial ladder aerial photography aerial ping pong aerial railway aerial ropeway aerial runway aerial survey aerial surveying aerial dance aerial device aerialism aerialist aeriality aerialize aerial lift aerially aerialness aerial park aerial perspective aerial photo aerial root aerial ropeslide aerial skiing aerial tram aerial tramway aerial work platform aerial yoga aerily avigation Caballerial nonaerial pseudoaerial Squarial subaerial unexplained aerial phenomenon unidentified aerial phenomenon varial aerial photograph
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