aer·i·al (âr??-?l, ?-îr??-?l)adj.1. Of, in, or caused by the air.2. Existing or living in the air.3. Reaching high into the air; lofty.4. Suggestive of air, as in lightness; airy.5. Unsubstantial; imaginary.6. Of, for, or by means of aircraft: aerial photography.7. Botany Growing or borne above the ground or water: aerial roots.n. (âr??-?l)1. A radio antenna, especially one suspended in or extending into the air.2. Sports a. An acrobatic maneuver performed in midair, as in skateboarding.b. A flip in which the body turns over sideways with the arms and legs spread similar to a cartwheel.[From Latin ?erius, from Greek ?erios, from ??r, air; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.aerial (???r??l) adj1. of, relating to, or resembling air2. existing, occurring, moving, or operating in the air: aerial cable car; aerial roots of a plant. 3. ethereal; light and delicate4. imaginary; visionary5. extending high into the air; lofty6. (Aeronautics) of or relating to aircraft: aerial combat. n (Electronics) Also called: antenna the part of a radio or television system having any of various shapes, such as a dipole, Yagi, long-wire, or vertical aerial, by means of which radio waves are transmitted or received[C17: via Latin from Greek a?rios, from a?r air]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014aer?i?al (adj. ???r i ?l, e????r i ?l; n. ???r i ?l) adj. 1. of, in, or produced by the air: aerial currents. 2. done in or from the air: aerial photography; an aerial survey. 3. inhabiting or frequenting the air: aerial creatures. 4. operating on a track or cable above the ground: an aerial ski lift. 5. reaching far into the air; lofty: aerial spires. 6. unsubstantial; visionary: aerial fancies. 7. having a light and graceful beauty; ethereal: aerial music. 8. growing in the air, as the adventitious roots of some trees. 9. a. pertaining to aircraft. b. launched by or against an aircraft: aerial bombs. c. supplied or performed by aircraft: aerial support. n. 10. a radio or television antenna. [1595?1605;