Definition of aërial Aërial

/ɛˈɹiʌl/ - [ereeul] - aer•i•al

We found 11 definitions of aërial from 5 different sources.

What does aërial mean?

Adjective aerial, aerialer, aerialest
aerial - 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"
		phytology, botany the branch of biology that studies plants
aërial - characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
		aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, ethereal
		unsubstantial, insubstantial, unreal lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"

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aërial (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, aerial regions or currents.
aërial (a.)
Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
aërial (a.)
Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires.
aërial (a.)
Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial rootlets, aerial plants.
aërial (a.)
Light as air; ethereal.

aërial
A wire or rod (or a set of these) able to send or receive radio waves, etc.
aërial
Of, in, or from the air.

aërial
ā-ēr′i-al, adj. belonging to the air: inhabiting or existing in the air: elevated, lofty, ethereal.—ns. Aerial′ity, Aer′ialness.—adv. Aer′ially