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Meaning of aerial | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈɛɹiəl

Definitions

  1. Dated form of aerial.
    alt-of, dated
  2. Living or taking place in the air. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
    UK
  4. antenna
  5. Made up of air or gas; gaseous
  6. A move, as in dancing or skateboarding, involving one or both feet leaving the ground.
  7. (American anˈtenna) a wire or rod (or a set of these) able to send or receive radio waves etc. a television aerial. antenna هَوَائِيّ антена antena anténa die Antenne antenne κεραίαantena antenn آنتن antenni antenne אַנְטֶנָה एरियल, रेडियो संकेत पकडने वाला यंत्र zračan antenna antena loftnet antenna アンテナ 안테나 antena antena antena antenneantenneantena آنتن antena antenă антенна anténa antena antena antenn สายอากาศ anten 天線 антена ریڈیو یا ٹی وی کا ایریل ăng-ten 天线
    American
  8. Positioned high up; elevated
  9. 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.
  10. in or from the air. aerial photography. lugagtig هَوَائِي въздушен aéreo vzdušný, letecký Luft... luft-; luftig εναέριοςaéreo õhu-, aero- هوایی ilma- aérienאווירי आकाशीय, विमान से, हवा में से किया गया iz zraka légi di/dari udara loft-, flugferða- aereo 空中の 항공의 (iš) oro gaisa- di udara lucht-luft-, luftigpowietrzny, lotniczy هوایی aéreo aerian воздушный vzdušný, letecký zračen vazdušni luft-, i (från) luften ทางอากาศ hava, havadan alınmış 空中的 надземний; ефірний ہوائی trên không 空中的
  11. Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary
  12. An aerial photograph.
  13. Of, in, or caused by the air.
  14. Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric
  15. A highly-contrasting visual artifact in the form of a band or ring.
  16. Existing or living in the air.
  17. Reaching high into the air; lofty.
  18. Suggestive of air, as in lightness; airy.
  19. Unsubstantial; imaginary.
  20. Of, for, or by means of aircraft: aerial photography.
  21. Botany Growing or borne above the ground or water: aerial roots.
    Botany

Equivalents

Afrikaans antenne
Беларуская антэ́на
Български антена атмосферен
Bosanski antena антена
Català aeri antena
Čeština anténa letecký vzduchový vzdušný
Dansk antenne
Deutsch Antenne Luft-
Ελληνικά ιστός κεραία
Esperanto aera anteno
Español aérea aéreo antena
Français aérien Antenne
Gaeilge aerga aeróg
Galego aéreo
हिन्दी आकाशीय
Hrvatski antena антена
Magyar függő légi
Bahasa Indonesia aerial antena
Italiano aereo antenna etereo
Қазақша антенна
한국어 안테나
Kurdî antên
Latina aerius
Македонски антена воздушен
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကောင်းကင်ကြိုး
Nederlands antenne
Português aéreo antena etéreo
Română aerian antenă
Slovenčina anténa
Српски antena антена
Svenska antenn
Tagalog antena
Türkçe anten
اردو ہوائی
Tiếng Việt ăng ten

Examples

“In their dancing, clubbers were flamboyant. They experimented with new dance steps and improvisations, including risky maneuvers and aerials in which women were flipped into the air.”
“Hemment is on record as being the first person to film aerials of wildlife – he filmed a flock of wild ducks early in 1911, possibly on Rainey's Louisiana property.”
“Lanczos3 for sharp results. May produce aerials. — Krita 5.2.2”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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