Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-
Proto-Indo-European *-r
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)der.
Latin āerius
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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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.
Meanings
Living or taking place in the air.
The seabirds put on an astonishing aerial display.
(archaic, literary) 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 [...]. 1782, Joseph Priestley, Disquisitions relating to matter and spirit, section I:
Positioned high up; elevated.
The aerial photographs clearly showed the damage caused by the storm.
Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary.
the great Recompence in view, for which the most exalted Minds have with so much Alacrity, sacrifis'd their Quiet, Health, sensual Pleasures, and every inch of themselves, has never been any thing else but the Breath of Man, the Aerial Coyn of Praise. 1714, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees:
Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric.
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
In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way. 2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:
la aerius (taking place in the air) · fi eteerinen (ethereal) · ar هَوَائِيّ (taking place in the air) · fi lento- (taking place in the air) · it aereo (taking place in the air) · ang lyften (taking place in the air) · sk vzdušný (taking place in the air) · pt aéreo (taking place in the air) · grc ἀέριος (taking place in the air) · ar جَوِّيّ (taking place in the air) · hi आकाशीय (taking place in the air) · mk воздушен (taking place in the air) · de Luft- (taking place in the air) · he אֲוִירִי (taking place in the air) · ur ہَوائی (taking place in the air) · io aerala (taking place in the air) · hu függő (taking place in the air) · ru атмосфе́рный (taking place in the air) · cmn 虚幻 (ethereal) · fa-ira هَوایی (taking place in the air) · cs vzduchový (taking place in the air) · it etereo (ethereal) · hy օդային (taking place in the air) · bg възду́шен (taking place in the air) · uk ефі́рний (ethereal) · fi ilma- (taking place in the air) · sl zračen (taking place in the air) · ka ეთერული (ethereal) · uk повітря́ний (taking place in the air) · ca aeri (taking place in the air) · cs vzdušný (taking place in the air) · eo aera (taking place in the air) · ast aereu (taking place in the air) · uk пові́тряний (taking place in the air) · pt etéreo (ethereal) · pl powietrzny (taking place in the air) · es aéreo (taking place in the air) · cmn 空中 (taking place in the air) · sh зра́чан (taking place in the air) · pl lotniczy ((aviation) pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air) · be эфі́рны (ethereal) · uk атмосфе́рний (taking place in the air) · gl aéreo (taking place in the air) · sh zráčan (taking place in the air) · tl hangining (taking place in the air) · ka საჰაერო (taking place in the air) · cs letecký ((aviation) pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air) · ro aerian (taking place in the air) · ms aerial (taking place in the air) · ga aerga (ethereal) · bg атмосфе́рен (taking place in the air) · id aerial (taking place in the air) · be атмасфе́рны (taking place in the air) · be паве́траны (taking place in the air) · ru возду́шный (taking place in the air) · ca aeri (ethereal) · et lennupõhine (taking place in the air) · hu légi (taking place in the air) · tg ҳавоӣ (taking place in the air) · ru эфи́рный (ethereal) · fr aérien (taking place in the air) · uk літа́льний ((aviation) pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-
Proto-Indo-European *-r
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)der.
Latin āerius
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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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.
Meanings
(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.
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. 2002, Joseph A. Kotarba, John M. Johnson, Postmodern Existential Sociology, page 78:
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.
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. 2010, Jean Hartley, Africa's Big Five and Other Wildlife Filmmakers:
A highly-contrasting visual artifact in the form of a band or ring.
Lanczos3 for sharp results. May produce aerials. — Krita 5.2.2
acrobatic (dance move involving one or both feet leaving the ground) · antenna (device for receiving or transmitting) · air step (dance move involving one or both feet leaving the ground)
Translations (88)
mi pou irirangi (device for receiving or transmitting) · ms antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · et antenn (device for receiving or transmitting) · sh анте́на (device for receiving or transmitting) · kk антенна (device for receiving or transmitting) · bn অ্যান্টেনা (device for receiving or transmitting) · fa-ira آنْتِن (device for receiving or transmitting) · mk антена (device for receiving or transmitting) · cs anténa (device for receiving or transmitting) · pt antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · vi ăngten (device for receiving or transmitting) · uz antenna (device for receiving or transmitting) · nn antenne (device for receiving or transmitting) · tr anten (device for receiving or transmitting) · km អង់តែន (device for receiving or transmitting) · az antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · cy erial (device for receiving or transmitting) · he מְשׁוֹשָׁה (device for receiving or transmitting) · ja アンテナ (device for receiving or transmitting) · he אַנְטֶנָּה (device for receiving or transmitting) · kk толқынтор (device for receiving or transmitting) · mi pūhihi (device for receiving or transmitting) · hy անտենա (device for receiving or transmitting) · sk anténa (device for receiving or transmitting) · ja 空中線 (device for receiving or transmitting) · ta வானலை வாங்கி (device for receiving or transmitting) · af antenne (device for receiving or transmitting) · lt antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · nl antenne (device for receiving or transmitting) · be антэ́на (device for receiving or transmitting) · th สายอากาศ (device for receiving or transmitting) · ro antenă (device for receiving or transmitting) · es antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · ur مُحاس (device for receiving or transmitting) · ka ანტენა (device for receiving or transmitting) · fi antenni (device for receiving or transmitting) · af opvangdraad (device for receiving or transmitting) · af lugdraad (device for receiving or transmitting) · pl antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · vi dây trời (device for receiving or transmitting) · lo ສາຍອາກາດ (device for receiving or transmitting) · bn আকাশ-তার (device for receiving or transmitting) · vi ăng-ten (device for receiving or transmitting) · th เสาอากาศ (device for receiving or transmitting) · tg антенна (device for receiving or transmitting) · lv antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · vi ăng ten (device for receiving or transmitting) · ug ئانتېننا (device for receiving or transmitting) · da antenne (device for receiving or transmitting) · ko 안테나 (device for receiving or transmitting) · tk antenna (device for receiving or transmitting) · hi ऐंटिना (device for receiving or transmitting) · ky антенна (device for receiving or transmitting) · bg анте́на (device for receiving or transmitting) · mi hihi irirangi (device for receiving or transmitting) · sq antenë (device for receiving or transmitting) · it antenna (device for receiving or transmitting) · ur اینْٹینا (device for receiving or transmitting) · ar هَوَائِيّ (device for receiving or transmitting) · tl antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · ca antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · el κεραία (device for receiving or transmitting) · ru анте́нна (device for receiving or transmitting) · fr antenne (device for receiving or transmitting) · uk анте́на (device for receiving or transmitting) · id antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · nb antenne (device for receiving or transmitting) · my အင်တင်နာ (device for receiving or transmitting) · hy ալեհավաք (device for receiving or transmitting) · sl antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · de Antenne (device for receiving or transmitting) · my ကောင်းကင်ကြိုး (device for receiving or transmitting) · sh anténa (device for receiving or transmitting) · eu antena (device for receiving or transmitting) · sv antenn (device for receiving or transmitting) · mr संवेदानाग्र (device for receiving or transmitting) · mt antenna (device for receiving or transmitting) · eo anteno (device for receiving or transmitting) · ga aeróg (device for receiving or transmitting) · is loftnet (device for receiving or transmitting) · yi אַנטענע (device for receiving or transmitting) · cmn 天線 /天线 (device for receiving or transmitting) · hi एन्टेना (device for receiving or transmitting) · km អង្តែន (device for receiving or transmitting) · hu antenna (device for receiving or transmitting) · mt erjal (device for receiving or transmitting) · mn антен (device for receiving or transmitting) · yue 天線 /天线 (device for receiving or transmitting)