Aërial acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.] Ure. -- Aërial perspective. See Perspective.
A*ë`ri*al"i*ty (&?;), n. The state of being aërial; unsubstantiality. [R.] De Quincey.
A*ë"ri*al*ly (&?;), adv. Like, or from, the air; in an aërial manner. "A murmur heard aërially." Tennyson.
Ae"rie (?; 277), n. [OE. aire, eire, air, nest, also origin, descent, OF. aire, LL. area, aera, nest of a bird of prey, perh. fr. L. area an open space (for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks). Cf. Area.] The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.
A`ër*if"er*ous (&?;), a. [L. aër air + -ferous: cf. F. aérifère.] Conveying or containing air; air- bearing; as, the windpipe is an aëriferous tube.
A`ër*i*fi*ca"tion (&?;), n. [Cf. F. aérification. See A&?;rify.] 1. The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air.
2. The act of becoming aërified, or of changing from a solid or liquid form into an aëriform state; the state of being aëriform.
A"ër*i*form (?; 277), a. [L. aër air + -form: cf. F. aériforme.] Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.
A"ër*i*fy (&?;), v. t. [L. aër air + -fly.] 1. To infuse air into; to combine air with.