aerial

== English == === Alternative forms === aërial (dated) === Etymology === From Latin āeri(us) +‎ -al, from Ancient Greek ἀέριος (aérios), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + -ιος (-ios). By surface analysis, aer- (“air”) +‎ -ial. === Pronunciation === (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɛɹiəl/ (Received Pronunciation, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹɪəl/, /ˈɛəɹiəl/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /eɪˈɪəɹɪəl/, /eɪˈɛəɹɪəl/ Homophones: areal, Ariel Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl === Adjective === aerial (comparative more aerial, superlative most aerial) Living or taking place in the air. [from 16th c.] (literary or archaic) Made up of air or gas; gaseous. [from 16th c.] Positioned high up; elevated. [from 16th c.] Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary. [from 16th c.] Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric. [from 17th c.] (aviation) Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft. [from 17th c.] aerial photography;   an aerial view of the landscape (botany) Above the ground. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === aerial (plural aerials) (chiefly 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. (gymnastics) 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. (photography) An aerial photograph. (computer graphics) A highly-contrasting visual artifact in the form of a band or ring. Lanczos3 for sharp results. May produce aerials. — Krita 5.2.2 ==== Usage notes ==== Some make a distinction between an antenna and an aerial, with the former used to indicate a rigid structure, and the latter consisting of a wire strung in the air. For those who do not make a distinction, antenna is more commonly used in the United States and Australia, while aerial is more commonly used in the United Kingdom. ==== Synonyms ==== (device for receiving or transmitting): antenna (dance move involving one or both feet leaving the ground): air step, acrobatic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “Olympics Gymnastics terms: Glossary of all the terminology you need to know”, in NBC Olympics‎[1], 13 March 2024: “Aerial: A maneuver in which the gymnast completes a full rotation in the air without touching the apparatus with her hands.” === Anagrams === realia == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English aerial. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aəˈrial/ [a.əˈri.al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: a‧e‧ri‧al === Adjective === aerial (comparative lebih aerial, superlative paling aerial) aerial === Noun === aerial (plural aerial-aerial) aerial === Derived terms === === Further reading === “aerial”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016