ae·ri·al /ˈæriəl, ˈɛr; eˈɪriəl/
(a.)空中的,航空的,空想的,空氣的
aerial
架空 空中
aerial, A·ë·ri·al a.
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. “Aërial spirits.” --Milton. “Aërial voyages.” --Darwin.
2. Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
3. Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aërial spires.
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. Light as air; ethereal.
Aerial acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.] --Ure.
Aerial perspective. See Perspective.
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aerial
adj 1: in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of
aircraft or elevated cables) in the air; "aerial
particles"; "small aerial creatures such as
butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography";
"aerial cable cars"
2: growing in air; "aerial roots of a philodendron"
3: 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" [syn: aeriform, airy, aery, ethereal]
n 1: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer [syn: forward
pass]
2: an electrical device that sends or receives radio or
television signals [syn: antenna, transmitting aerial]