| ADJECTIVE | all | aerial | existing or living or growing or operating in the air |
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| all | aerial, aeriform, airy, aery, ethereal | characterized by lightness and insubstantiality | |
| NOUN | act | aerial, forward pass | a pass to a receiver downfield / downfield from the passer |
| artifact | aerial, antenna, transmitting aerial | an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals |
| Sounds | eh'riyahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Existing or living or growing or operating in the air. | |
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| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Narrower | free-flying | Able to fly through the air (as a bird) |
| Spanish | aéreo | |
| Catalan | aeri | |
| Nouns | air | the region above the ground |
| Adverbs | aerially | by means of aircraft |
| Meaning | Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air. | |
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| Example | "aerial fancies" | |
| Synonyms | aeriform, airy, aery, ethereal | |
| Broader | insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal | lacking material form or substance |
| Spanish | etéreo | |
| Meaning | A pass to a receiver downfield / downfield from the passer. | |
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| Synonym | forward pass | |
| Narrower | flare pass, flare | A short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines |
| screen pass | A short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers | |
| Broader | pass, passing play, passing game, passing | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate |
| Spanish | elevado, pase adelantado | |
| Meaning | An electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals. | |
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| Synonyms | antenna, transmitting aerial | |
| Part of | receiver, receiving system | Set that receives radio or tv signals |
| transmitter, sender | Set used to broadcast radio or tv signals | |
| Narrower | dipole, dipole antenna | An aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center |
| directional antenna | An antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle | |
| omnidirectional antenna, nondirectional antenna | An antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions | |
| Broader | electrical device | A device that produces or is powered by electricity |
| Spanish | antena | |
| Catalan | antena | |
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