aerial
Adjective
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Existing or living or growing or operating in the air (synset 301383193)
"aerial roots of a philodendron"; "aerial particles"; "small aerial creatures such as butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography"; "aerial cable cars"similar to: free-flying - able to fly through the air (as a bird)
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Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality;
As impalpable or intangible as air (synset 300628872)"figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
Noun
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A pass to a receiver downfield from the passer (synset 100562263)
is a type of: pass, passing, passing game, passing play - (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammatesubtypes:
- flare, flare pass - 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
same as: forward pass -
An electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals (synset 102718140)
is a type of: electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricitysubtypes:
- 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
- nondirectional antenna, omnidirectional antenna - an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions
is a part of:- receiver, receiving system - set that receives radio or tv signals
- sender, transmitter - set used to broadcast radio or tv signals
same as: antenna, transmitting aerial
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