aërial

CIDE DICTIONARY

aërial, a. [L. aërius. See Air.].

•  Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aërial regions or currents; the aërial maneuvers of a fighter plane.  [1913 Webster]
•  Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.  [1913 Webster]
•  Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aërial spires.  [1913 Webster]
•  Growing, forming, living, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aërial rootlets, aërial plants; the aerial roots of a philodendron.  Gray.  [1913 Webster]
•  Light as air; ethereal.  [1913 Webster]
•  operating or operated overhead especially on elevated cables.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  operating or moving in the air.  [WordNet 1.5]

Aerial acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.] Ure. -- Aerial perspective. See Perspective.