aerial

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Photography Technical

n. a photograph taken from an aircraft or a high position in the sky.

n. a photograph captured from an elevated position, typically from an aircraft, drone, or satellite.

“The map includes an aerial of the city to show the new park.”

“The surveyors used a high-resolution aerial to identify the exact boundaries of the protected wetlands.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Science

adj. happening in the air or done using an aircraft.

adj. relating to, occurring in, or performed by means of aircraft or flight.

“The city looks very different from an aerial view.”

“The military conducted an aerial survey of the region to assess the damage caused by the flooding.”

C2 · Proficiency Science Technical

adj. describing parts of a plant that grow above the ground rather than in the soil.

adj. referring to plant organs, such as roots or stems, that grow entirely above the surface of the ground or water.

“Some tropical plants have aerial roots that take moisture from the air.”

“The ivy uses its aerial rootlets to cling firmly to the brickwork of the old manor house.”

C2 · Proficiency Literary · Archaic

adj. light and delicate, or made of air.

adj. consisting of or having the nature of air; ethereal or insubstantial in quality.

“The poet described the spirits as aerial beings with no physical form.”

“The morning mist gave the castle an aerial appearance, as if it were floating unsupported above the valley floor.”