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aerial
[ adjective air-ee-uhl, ey-eer-ee-uhl; noun air-ee-uhl ]
/ adjective ĖÉÉr i Él, eÉŖĖÉŖÉr i Él; noun ĖÉÉr i Él /
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adjective
noun
a radio or television antenna.
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Origin of aerial
OTHER WORDS FROM aerial
aerĀ·iĀ·alĀ·ly, adverbaerĀ·iĀ·alĀ·ness, nounsuĀ·perĀ·aerĀ·iĀ·al, adjectivesuĀ·perĀ·aerĀ·iĀ·alĀ·ly, adverbWords nearby aerial
aerator, aerenchyma, aere perennius, aeri-, Aeria, aerial, aerialist, aeriality, aerial ladder, aerial mine, aerial perspective
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British Dictionary definitions for aerial
aerial
/ (ĖÉÉrÉŖÉl) /
adjective
noun
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
Word Origin for aerial
C17: via Latin from Greek aÄrios, from aÄr air
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