aerial
Meanings
Plural: aerials
Noun
- a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
- an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
- A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
- A move, as in dancing or skateboarding, involving one or both feet leaving the ground.
- An aerial photograph.
Adjective
- 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"
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle
- "aerial fancies"
Adj
- Living or taking place in the air.
- Made up of air or gas; gaseous.
- Positioned high up; elevated.
- Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary.
- Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric.
- Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft.
- Above the ground
Origin / Etymology
From Latin āeri(us) + -al, from Ancient Greek ἀέριος (aérios), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”).
Synonyms
acrobatic, aeriform, aery, air step, airy, antenna, ethereal, forward pass, transmitting aerial
Scrabble Score: 6
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