Synonyms for aerial


Grammar : Adj
Spell : adjective air-ee-uh l, ey-eer-ee-uh l; noun air-ee-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈɛər i əl, eɪˈɪər i əl; noun ˈɛər i əl

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Définition of aerial

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Latin aerius "airy, aerial, lofty, high" (from Greek aerios "of the air, pertaining to air," from aer "air;" see air (n.1)) + adjectival suffix -al (1).
  • adj occurring in the air
Example sentences :
  • This is another of the peculiarities of aerial construction and navigation.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • Lovers of aerial navigation have otherwise not much left to wish for.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • An aerial lattice spread about a portion of a six-mile hemisphere.
  • Extract from : « Invasion » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • The "grid" is connected to the aerial wire to intercept the radio waves.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • "Now let us see the aerial," he said, and led the way outside.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • Only half Allan's mind was concentrated on the aerial acrobatics.
  • Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat
  • Again in 1913 he dwelt upon the inadequacy of our aerial defences.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 » by Various
  • He paused and instructed me how to spell "aerial" and "Maecenas."
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Revel » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • We had no realization of the conditions under which aerial battles are fought.
  • Extract from : « High Adventure » by James Norman Hall
  • I cannot answer your question about the aerial roots of Catasetum.
  • Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II » by Charles Darwin

Antonyms for aerial

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