aerial
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
About the air or atmosphere.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛɹiəl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric.
Existing or living or growing or operating in the air
Living or taking place in the air.
aviation
Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft.
Positioned high up; elevated.
Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary.
noun
An electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
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.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric.
Used this way, aerial is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is used where position and measurement matter — travel, weather and flight — so it reads as factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Geography/travel
- Weather/aviation
- Technical/specialist writing
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use aerial
- “We saw an amazing aerial view of the city from the plane.”
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Synonyms
Sense: electrical device that sends or receives radio
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