The Collaborative International Dictionary
aerial \aerial\, Aerial \A*["e]"ri*al\, a. [L. a["e]rius. See Air.]
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, a["e]rial regions or currents; the a["e]rial maneuvers of a fighter plane. ``A["e]rial spirits.''
--Milton. ``A["e]rial voyages.''
--Darwin.Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, a["e]rial spires.
Growing, forming, living, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, a["e]rial rootlets, a["e]rial plants; the aerial roots of a philodendron.
--Gray.Light as air; ethereal.
operating or operated overhead especially on elevated cables. aerial conveyers for transporting raw materials
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operating or moving in the air. an aerial cable car; aerial combat
Aerial acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.]
--Ure.Aerial perspective. See Perspective.
Wikipedia
Aerial perspective or atmospheric perspective refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance. As the distance between an object and a viewer increases, the contrast between the object and its background decreases, and the contrast of any markings or details within the object also decreases. The colours of the object also become less saturated and shift towards the background color, which is usually blue, but under some conditions may be some other color (for example, at sunrise or sunset distant colors may shift towards red).
Aerial perspective or atmospheric perspective refers to the effect on the appearance of an object by the atmosphere between it and a viewer.
Aerial persective may also refer to:
- aerial photography
- aerial landscape art
- bird's-eye view
- top-down perspective
Usage examples of "aerial perspective".
The cover showed a red-tinged photograph of the ancient imperial city of Hue, a low-angle aerial perspective.
They changed colors wildly as the terrain changed, and from his aerial perspective it seemed the ground itself was flowing like a river.
From an aerial perspective, one would see, far below in the desert beside the lake, nothing but a small wreck incapable of flight.
The dust in the Void was not thick enough at this distance to provide aerial perspective.