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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, aërial regions or currents; the aërial maneuvers of a fighter plane.
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Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
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Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aërial spires.
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Growing, forming, living, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aërial rootlets, aërial plants; the aerial roots of a philodendron.
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Light as air; ethereal.
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operating or moving in the air.
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Same as an air
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The wire, fixed or trailing, used for radio reception and transmission from aircraft. Sometimes erroneously used as an adjective such as 'Aerial Reconnaissance' which should be Air Reconnaissance'.
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occurring in the air or atmosphere Testing for Water Quality
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A stunt in which the gymnast turns completely over in the air without touching the apparatus with his or her hands.
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in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of aircraft or elevated cables) in the air; "aerial particles"; "small aerial creatures such as butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography"; "aerial cable cars"
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characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"
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A skill performed without the hands touching the floor or the apparatus. Also used as an adjective, as in aerial cartwheel and aerial walkover.
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Air layering Alkaline
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Airborne, gymnastic-type maneuvers performed on skis. Done by freestyle skiers who first ski off a jump.
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photography Photography from airborne platforms.
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a trick without hands, usually refers to a no-hand cartwheel, or used to describe a walkover or roundoff without hands. (ex. Ariel walkover (front ariel). Ariel roundoff (barani)
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A manoeuvre where a gymnast completes a full rotation in the air without touching the apparatus.
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adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air.
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Of or pertaining to the air, atmosphere, or aviation. Also, same as antenna.
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Above ground; in the air. Also casually refers to a picture taken from the air, as in an "aerial" or an "aerial photograph."
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Any fireworks item that shoots flaming balls into the air, such as a cake or mortar.
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busting air
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A skill performed without the hands touching the floor or the apparatus. Most commonly used to refer to an aerial cartwheel or aerial (front) walkover.
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1. Same as antenna. 2. Of or pertaining to the air, atmosphere, or aviation.
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A manoeuvre whereby the ski completely loses contact with the wave, becoming airborne.
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A maneuver or stunt done while in the air.
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A stunt performed free of contact with a person or surface.
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