Definition of: aerial

(âr′ē·əl, ā·ir′ē·əl) adjective
1. Of or in the air.
2. Like air; atmospheric.
3. Bot. Growing or living in the air and not in the soil or in water.
4. Airy; insubstantial; spiritual.
5. Existing or performed in the air.
6. Of, by, or for aircraft: aerial bombardment. See synonyms under AIRY.
—noun (âr′ē·əl) An antenna, as in television and radio. [<L aerius airy < aer air]
—aer′i·al·ly adverb