aeriform

American  

[air-uh-fawrm, ey-eer-] / ˈɛər əˌfɔrm, eɪˈɪər- /

adjective

1. having the form or nature of air; gaseous.

2. unsubstantial; unreal.

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aeriform British  

/ ˈɛərɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. having the form of air; gaseous

2. unsubstantial

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Etymology

Origin of aeriform

First recorded in 1780–90; aeri- + -form

Example Sentences

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aeriform

These aeriform songs rarely involve drums, which makes them feel timeless, at least in the short term.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023

Here, the aeriform melodies at his back feel so beautiful, the brutality of his words vanishes in the breeze.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2022

When the principle of attraction prevails, it causes them to become solid; when caloric prevails, they become aeriform.

From A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous

The idea of a winged angel, therefore, necessarily implies a belief in the presence of a solid material body moving through an aeriform fluid, resembling the atmosphere just above the earth's surface.

From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman

It has been observed that such stupendous discharges of aeriform and fragmentary matter may be attended with the emission of little or no lava.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various