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aer·i·al
 aerial
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- pronunciation:
- eI
ri
 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, associated with, or occurring in the air or atmosphere.
This picture shows an aerial view of the city.
- similar words:
- airborne, atmospheric, celestial, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, heavenly, supernal
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| definition 2: |
stretching far up into the air; lofty.
The rainbow formed an aerial arc in the sky.- synonyms:
- elevated, lofty
- similar words:
- tall, towering
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| definition 3: |
suspended in the air; operating on an elevated track or cables.
an aerial chairlift- similar words:
- elevated, suspended
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| definition 4: |
resembling air, as in lightness or lack of substance.
aerial grace- synonyms:
- airy, attenuated, ethereal, insubstantial, light, tenuous
- similar words:
- incorporeal, rarefied, vaporous, weightless
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| definition 5: |
of, associated with, or accomplished by means of aircraft.
Aerial photography played an important part in the war.- similar words:
- airborne
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(adj.)aerial
+ noun
application, bomb, bombardment, combat, day, force, image, night, photo, photograph, photography, sensing, shot, spraying, surveillance, survey, system, view
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a radio or television antenna.
- synonyms:
- antenna
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adjective + (n.)aerial
allied, capable, continued, continuous, detailed, extended, extensive, infrared, intense, live, massive, oblique, spectacular, systematic, unmanned, vertical
verb + (n.)aerial
derive, endure, launch, perform
(n.)aerial
+ verb
bomb, combat, conduct, count, firefighting, fly, maneuver, shoot, spot, spray, survey
noun + (n.)aerial
aircraft,
beluga,
cargo,
freestyle,
helicopter,
inlet,
jet,
map,
mile,
mogul,
observation,
palm,
pilot,
plane,
satellite,
sighting,
skiing,
sky,
topo,
turtle,
whale
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| derivation: |
aerially (adv.) |
The word aerial
contains the following parts:
aer, aero
Greek
root
that means air, gas
  Example words:
aerate, aerial, aerobatics, aerobe, aerobic, aerobics, aerobiology, aerodynamics, aeroembolism, aerolite, aerology, aeromechanics, aeronautics, aeropause, aerosol, aerospace, aerostat, aerostatics, anaerobe, anaerobic
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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