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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)der. Latin āerius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English aerial From Latin āeri(us) + -al, from Ancient Greek ἀέριος (aérios), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + -ιος (-ios). By surface analysis, aer- (“air”) + -ial.

derived from ἀέριος

Definitions

1
Living or taking place in the air.
- The seabirds put on an astonishing aerial display.
2
Made up of air or gas
Made up of air or gas; gaseous.
- A soul [...] was first conceived to be an aerial, or an igneous substance, which animates the body during life, and makes its escape at death [...].
3
Positioned high up
Positioned high up; elevated.
- The aerial photographs clearly showed the damage caused by the storm.
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1. Ethereal, insubstantial
  Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary.
2. Pertaining to the air or atmosphere
  Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric.
3. 6
  Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air
  Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft.
  - aerial photography
  - an aerial view of the landscape
4. Above the ground.
5. A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals…
  A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
6. 9
  A move, as in dancing or skateboarding, involving one or both feet leaving the ground.
  - In their dancing, clubbers were flamboyant. They experimented with new dance steps and improvisations, including risky maneuvers and aerials in which women were flipped into the air.
7. A move that involves performing a full rotation while in the air, without touching any…
  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.
8. 11
  An aerial photograph.
  - Hemment is on record as being the first person to film aerials of wildlife – he filmed a flock of wild ducks early in 1911, possibly on Rainey's Louisiana property.
9. 12
  A highly-contrasting visual artifact in the form of a band or ring.
  - Lanczos3 for sharp results. May produce aerials. — Krita 5.2.2

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at aerial. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at aerial. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at aerial

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