aerial

US: /ˈɛɹiəɫ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


aerial /'eəriəl/
  • tính từ
    • ở trên trời, trên không
      • aerial fight: cuộc chiến đấu trên không
    • (thuộc) không khí; nhẹ như không khí
    • không thực, tưởng tượng
    • danh từ
      • rađiô dây trời, dây anten

    Advanced English dictionary


    noun, adjective
    + noun
    (BrE) (also antenna AmE, BrE) a piece of equipment made of wire or metal rods for receiving or sending radio and television signals: a forest of television aerials on the roofs
    + adjective
    1 from a plane: aerial attacks / bombardment / photography + an aerial view of Palm Island + Not all patterns and marks seen on aerial photographs represent archaeological sites.
    2 in the air; existing above the ground: The banyan tree has aerial roots. + Bees have half a dozen aerial dances to indicate where to find nectar.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    radio, television/TV

    AERIAL + VERB

    transmit sth | pick sth up, receive sth
    The aerial receives signals from the ground.


    Concise English dictionary


    aerials'eərɪəl
    noun
    +a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
    +an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
    adj.
    +in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of aircraft or elevated cables) in the air
    +growing in air
    +characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air