A*e"ri*al (#), a. [L. aerius. See Air.]
1.
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, aerial regions or currents.
"
Aerial spirits."
Milton. "
Aerial voyages."
Darwin.
2.
Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
3.
Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires.
4.
Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial rootlets, aerial plants.
Gray.
5.
Light as air; ethereal.
Aerial acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.] Ure. -- Aerial perspective. See Perspective.
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