aerial
n.n. happening in the air or seen from above. You use this to describe things like photos taken from a plane or parts of a plant that grow above the ground.
n. pertaining to, occurring in, or inhabiting the air. Often used to describe perspectives from a high altitude or biological structures that do not grow in soil or water.
The drone took an amazing aerial photo of the beach.
The documentary features stunning aerial footage of the Amazon rainforest to show the scale of the deforestation.
From an aerial perspective, the ancient geoglyphs reveal intricate geometric patterns that are entirely invisible to observers standing on the desert floor.
From Latin āeri(us) + -al, from Ancient Greek ἀέριος (aérios), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + -ιος (-ios). By surface analysis, aer- (“air”) + -ial.
Typically precedes the noun it modifies. In British English, the word is also a common noun for a radio or television antenna.