Definition of aerial

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aer·i·al    (âr-l, -îr-l) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

1. Of, in, or caused by the air.
2. Existing or living in the air.
3. Reaching high into the air; lofty.
4. Suggestive of air, as in lightness; airy.
5. Unsubstantial; imaginary.
6. Of, for, or by means of aircraft: aerial photography.
7. Botany Growing or borne above the ground or water: aerial roots.

NOUN:
(âr-l)

A radio antenna, especially one suspended in or extending into the air.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin erius, from Greek erios, from r, air; see wer-¹ in Indo-European roots