aerial

/'eəriəl/

Thân thiện

A small aerial creature like a butterfly flits among the flowers.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Existing, living, or operating in the air: Describes something that occurs or functions in the atmosphere, not on the ground.
   • Characterized by lightness or insubstantiality: Describes something delicate, light, or seemingly intangible, like air.

2. Noun:

   • A device for transmitting or receiving radio waves: A structure (like a rod or wire) used to send or receive radio or television signals; an antenna.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • The city was photographed from an aerial perspective. (The city was photographed from a viewpoint in the air.)
  • The plant has aerial roots that absorb moisture from the air. (The plant has roots that grow in the air.)
  • Her ideas were aerial and difficult to pin down. (Her ideas were light and intangible, hard to define.)

• Noun:

  • We need to adjust the television aerial to get a better signal. (We need to adjust the TV antenna to improve reception.)
  • The radio station's aerial is mounted on the tower. (The radio station's transmitting antenna is on the tower.)

Advanced Usage

• "Aerial photography": The technique of taking photographs from an aircraft or drone.

  • Aerial photography is essential for mapmaking.

• "Aerial warfare": Military combat conducted by aircraft.

  • The history of aerial warfare began in the early 20th century.

• "Aerial cable car": A transportation system where cabins are suspended from cables and travel through the air.

  • We took the aerial cable car to the mountain summit.

Variants and Related Words

• Aerially (adverb): In an aerial manner; from or in the air.

  • The seeds are dispersed aerially by the wind.

• Aerie (noun): A lofty nest of a bird of prey, like an eagle. (Shares the root idea of being high in the air).

Synonyms

• Adjective (for 'in the air'): Airborne, atmospheric.
• Adjective (for 'light'): Ethereal, airy, delicate, intangible.
• Noun: Antenna.

Related Phrases

• "Aerial attack": An assault launched from the air.
• "Aerial view": A view seen from high above, as from an aircraft.
• "Aerial survey": A survey of an area conducted from the air.

Idioms

(No common idioms are directly formed with the standalone word "aerial".)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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
2. 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

Noun

1. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
2. a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aeriform
• airy
• aery
• ethereal
• antenna
• transmitting aerial
• forward pass