aerial

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Synonyms: ferial, serial, atrial, aerian, arial, aecial, cerial, aeriel, aeria

Antonyms: ferial, serial, atrial, aerian, arial, aecial, cerial, aeriel, aeria

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. Living or taking place in the [[air]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|literary|or|archaic}} Made up of [[air]] or [[gas]]; [[gaseous]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
3. Positioned [[high]] up; [[elevated]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
4. [[ethereal|Ethereal]], [[insubstantial]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
5. {{U|imaginary}}.
6. Pertaining to the [[air]] or [[atmosphere]]; [[atmospheric]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
7. {{senseid|en|via or concerning aircraft}} {{lb|en|aviation}} Pertaining to a [[vehicle]] which travels through the [[air]]; [[airborne]]; relating to or conducted by means of [[aircraft]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
8. {{lb|en|botany}} Above the [[ground]].

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q131214}} {{lb|en|chiefly|_|UK}} 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. {{lb|en|gymnastics}} 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. {{lb|en|photography}} An [[aerial photography|aerial photograph]].
5. {{lb|en|computer graphics}} A highly-contrasting visual artifact in the form of a band or ring.

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