aerial

(adjective)

Of, in, or from the air; atmospheric.

Related Terms

Examples of aerial in the following topics:

  • Root Modifications

    • Aerial roots grow above the ground, typically providing structural support.
    • Epiphytic roots are a type of aerial root that enable a plant to grow on another plant in a non-parasitic manner.
    • Aerial prop roots develop from the branches and eventually reach the ground, providing additional support .
    • Aerial roots extend to the ground, supporting the growing plant, which eventually strangles the host tree.
    • The (b) screwpine develops aerial roots that help support the plant in sandy soils.

  • Stem Modifications

    • Stem modifications, either aboveground, underground, or aerial, enable plants to survive in particular habitats and environments.
    • Modifications to the aerial stems, vegetative buds, and floral buds of plants perform functions such as climbing, protection, and synthesis of food vegetative propagation .
    • Aerial modifications of stems include the following:

  • Atmospheric Perspective

    • Atmospheric perspective, also known as aerial perspective, refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance.
    • Da Vinci used aerial perspective in many of his paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper .

  • Maintaining Control

    • Controlling requires taking an aerial view of operational processes, identifying gaps and weaknesses to improve efficiency.

  • Grave Goods in the Kofun Period

  • Antennae

    • An antenna (or aerial) is an electrical device that converts electric power into radio waves, and vice versa.

  • Functions of Stems

    • Nodes are points of attachment for leaves, aerial roots, and flowers.

  • The Final Ledger of Deaths

    • The mass-bombing of civilian areas, notably the cities of Warsaw, Rotterdam and London, including the aerial targeting of hospitals and fleeing refugees[335] by the German Luftwaffe, along with the bombing of Tokyo, and German cities of Dresden, Hamburg and Cologne by the Western Allies may be considered as war crimes.
    • However, no positive or specific customary international humanitarian law with respect to aerial warfare existed before or during World War II.

  • The National Party Organization

    • Aerial view of Capitol Hill showing the Capitol, Supreme Court Building, Library of Congress, and congressional office buildings.

  • Nutrients from Other Sources

    • Epiphytes have two types of roots: clinging aerial roots (which absorb nutrients from humus that accumulates in the crevices of trees) and aerial roots (which absorb moisture from the atmosphere).