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aerial

/ˈeəriəl/adjective

उच्चारण एअरिअल

हवाई

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adjective
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    [only before noun]

    from a plane; happening in the air

    हवाई

    • an aerial view of the city
    • aerial attack
    • The newspaper published an aerial photograph of the flooded town.
    + 2 more examples
    • The air force carried out an aerial survey of the forest.
    • Aerial views of the Taj Mahal show its perfect symmetry.

    Synonyms airborne overhead flying bird's-eye

    Opposite ground terrestrial underground

noun
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    [C] BrE

    a piece of equipment made of wire or long straight pieces of metal for receiving or sending radio and television signals (American antenna)

    एरियल, एंटीना

    • a TV aerial
    • The old house still has a rusty aerial on its roof.
    • He climbed onto the roof to fix the aerial.
    + 2 more examples
    • The radio signal is weak because the aerial is damaged.
    • An aerial on top of the car improved the reception.

    Synonyms antenna dish receiver

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

aer·i·al

With aer- (air, as in aeroplane, aerobics, aerodrome), not 'arial' (a computer font).

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: aer-i-al, aer- (हवा, aeroplane, aerobics, aerodrome की तरह) के साथ, 'arial' (कंप्यूटर font) नहीं।

?Which word?

Keep the air words: aerial, aeronautics (the science of flight), aerospace, aerodynamic (shaped to move easily through air).

हवा के शब्द याद रखिए: aerial, aeronautics (उड़ान का विज्ञान), aerospace, aerodynamic (हवा में आसानी से चलने योग्य आकार)।

§Grammar and usage

British and American English: aerial (British) and antenna (American).

British और American English में aerial (British) और antenna (American)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

An aerial view, aerial photography, aerial survey.

Collocations: an aerial view (हवा से दिखने वाला दृश्य), aerial photography (हवाई फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी), aerial survey (हवाई सर्वेक्षण)।