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Definitions for: Aerial
[n] a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
[n] an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
[adj] 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"
[adj] (botany) growing in air; "aerial roots of a philodendron"
[adj] 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: A*["e]"ri*al, a. [L. a["e]rius. See Air.]
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, a["e]rial regions or currents.
``A["e]rial spirits.'' --Milton. ``A["e]rial 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, a["e]rial spires.
4. Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to
growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as,
a["e]rial rootlets, a["e]rial plants. --Gray.
5. Light as air; ethereal.
A["e]rial acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.] --Ure.
A["e]rial perspective. See Perspective.
Synonyms: aeriform, aery, air(a), airy, antenna, ethereal, forward pass, insubstantial, transmitting aerial, unreal, unsubstantial
See Also: dipole, dipole antenna, directional antenna, electrical device, nondirectional antenna, omnidirectional antenna, pass, passing, passing game, passing play, receiver, receiving system, screen pass, sender, transmitter
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