aerial meaning and definition

AERIAL noun

Definition of aerial (noun)

1. a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
   • synonyms: forward pass
2. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
   • synonyms: antenna, transmitting aerial

AERIAL adjective

Definition of aerial (adjective)

3. 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"
   • synonyms: aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal
4. 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"