aerial

(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.]

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adjective

1. Of or relating to air: airy, atmospheric, pneumatic. See breath/breathlessness, high/low.
2. Imposingly high: airy, lofty, sky-high, soaring, towering. See high/low.
3. So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: aery, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapory. See thick/thin.

adj

Definition: occurring in the air
Antonyms: ground

IN BRIEF: In or from the air; for flying.

The pilot took aerial photos of the countryside.

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For a list of words related to aerial, see:

• Body Parts and Accessories - aerial: metal rod mounted on body for receiving radio signals
• Television Technology - aerial: antenna
• Radios and Radio Technology - aerial: arrangement of wires or metal rods for receiving radio transmissions

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Common misspelling(s) of aerial

• aeriel

Dansk (Danish)
n. - antenne
adj. - luft-, flyve-

Nederlands (Dutch)
antenne, lucht-

Français (French)
n. - antenne
adj. - aérien, (US) pivotant, iréel, imaginaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Antenne
adj. - Luft-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (τεχνολ.) κεραία
adj. - αέριος, αερώδης, αέρινος, αιθέριος, εναέριος

Italiano (Italian)
aereo, etereo, antenna

idioms:

• dish aerial    antenna parabolica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - antena (f) (rádio, televisão etc.)
adj. - aéreo, absurdo, imaginário

idioms:

• dish aerial    antena parabólica

Русский (Russian)
антенна, воздушный

idioms:

• dish aerial    антенна "тарелка"

Español (Spanish)
n. - antena, antena de radio o televisión, (en el fútbol) pase aéreo
adj. - aéreo, etéreo, atmosférico, de antena

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - antenn
adj. - luft-, luftig, upphöjd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
天线, 航空的, 由飞机进行的, 飞机的, 空气的, 生活在空气中的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 天線
adj. - 航空的, 由飛機進行的, 飛機的, 空氣的, 生活在空氣中的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 안테나
adj. - 공기의, 희박한, 항공의, 공중에서 사는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 空気の, 空中の, 航空の
n. - アンテナ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألهوائي, ألنتين (صفه) هوائي, جوي, شاهق, لطيف, طيراني, أثيري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משושה, אנטנה‬
adj. - ‮של מטוסים, אווירי, אטמוספרי, אוורירי, לא-חומרי, דמיוני‬

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