existing, living, growing, or operating in the air
Unmanned aerial vehicles are useful tools for wildlife researchers because they can easily visit remote locations and observe animals from a distance.
BBC
(Aug 17, 2015)
Three times weekly she took an aerobics class, checking her watch throughout to be sure her heart rate had exceeded one hundred and twenty beats per minute.
Little Fires Everywhere
the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases
Two days a week after work, Dorothy and the other new girls filed into a makeshift classroom at the laboratory for a full immersion in the fundamental theory of aerodynamics.
Hidden Figures
the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
At its peak, the mission involved some 400,000 people, many of whom worked at the giant aerospace companies that helped to build the rockets and spacecraft.
Nature
(Jul 9, 2019)
The great majority of the microbes live in the gut, particularly the large intestine, which serves as an anaerobic digestion chamber.
Scientific American
(Feb 25, 2015)
an ("without") + aer + bios ("life") + ic (suffix forming adjectives)
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