aerial

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

aer·ial [aerial aerials] noun, adjective BrE [ˈeəriəl] NAmE [ˈeriəl]
noun (BrE) (also an·tenna NAmE, BrE)
a piece of equipment made of wire or long straight pieces of metal for receiving or sending radio and television signals
•a forest of television aerials on the roofs

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘thin as air, imaginary’): via Latin aerius from Greek aerios (from aēr ‘air’) + ↑-al.
 
adjective
1. from a plane
•aerial attacks/bombardment/photography
•an aerial view of Palm Island
•Not all patterns and marks seen on aerial photographs represent archaeological sites.
2. in the air; existing above the ground
•The banyan tree has aerial roots.
•Bees have half a dozen aerial dances to indicate where to find nectar.

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘thin as air, imaginary’): via Latin aerius from Greek aerios (from aēr ‘air’) + ↑-al.
 
See also: ↑antenna

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  aeriform, airy, aery, ethereal, antenna, transmitting aerial, forward pass