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Entry 9 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

aerial

/ĕr'-ē-əl/ · IPA /ˈɛəɹɪəl/
01 a. 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, a…
  1. 1.
    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, aërial regions or currents; the aërial maneuvers of a fighter plane.
  2. 2.
    Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
  3. 3.
    Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aërial spires.
  4. 4.
    Growing, forming, living, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aërial rootlets, aërial plants; the aerial roots of a philodendron.
  5. 5.
    Light as air; ethereal.
  6. 6.
    operating or operated overhead especially on elevated cables.
  7. 7.
    operating or moving in the air.
Phrases & compounds
Aerial acid — carbonic acid.
Aerial perspective — See Perspective.
02 n. a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer.
  1. 1.
    a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer.(Football)
  2. 2.
    a metallic wire, rod, or combination of rods connected to an electronic device, designed to send or receive radio or television signals.
Syn. forward passSyn. -- antenna