Definition of "aerial" in English

adjective

1. Living or taking place in the air.

   • The seabirds put on an astonishing aerial display.

2. (literary or archaic) Made up of air or gas; gaseous.

3. Positioned high up; elevated.

   • The aerial photographs clearly showed the damage caused by the storm.

4. Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary.

5. Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric.

6. (aviation) 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

7. (botany) Above the ground.

noun

1. (chiefly UK) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.

2. A move, as in dancing or skateboarding, involving one or both feet leaving the ground.

3. (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.

4. (photography) An aerial photograph.

5. (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