aerial meaning
UK /ˈɛərɪəl/ US /ˈɛriəl/ 3 syllables
aerial (noun): a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer.
aerial has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.
aerial as a noun
- a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
Synonyms: forward pass
Type of: pass
Kinds: flare pass, screen pass
- an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
Synonyms: antenna, transmitting aerial
Type of: electrical device
aerial as an adjective
- 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
Similar: free-flying
Related forms: air
- characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
- figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away
- aerial fancies
- an airy apparition
- physical rather than ethereal forms
Synonyms: aeriform, airy, aery, ethereal
Similar: insubstantial
How to pronounce aerial
aerial is pronounced /ˈɛərɪəl/ in British English and /ˈɛriəl/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with aerial
Word lists: words starting with AE · words ending in AL · 6-letter words
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