Aerial1. (a.) Of or pertaining to the air or atmosphere; as, an aerial view; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aerial regions or currents.
2. (a.) Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
3. (a.) Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires.
4. (a.) Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial rootlets, aerial plants.
5. (a.) Light as air; ethereal.
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