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      aerial
      noun
      (chiefly UK) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
      A move, as in dancing or skateboarding, involving one or both feet leaving the ground.
      (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.
      (photography) An aerial photograph.
      (computer graphics) A highly-contrasting visual artifact in the form of a band or ring.
      adjective
      Living or taking place in the air.
      Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric.
      (aviation) Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft.
      Positioned high up; elevated.
      (botany) Above the ground.
      Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary.
      (literary or archaic) Made up of air or gas; gaseous.
      Roots
      aeraer- · Greek · air
      Synonyms for aerial
      aerynaeriformadjaerostaticadjairyadjetherealadj
      Words related to aerial
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      Where does aerial come from?

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