aeri-

1. variant of aero- before an element of Latin origin:

   aeriferous.

aeri-

combining_form

1. a variant of aero-

Example Sentences

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From New York Times

The weight of the horrific week struck her sister, Aeri Lee, all at once, and she started to weep.

From Washington Post

Aeri Lee stood with her hands clasped in front of Gold Spa; its entryway was strewn with flowers.

From Washington Post

Nikhil Srivasdava, 32, and his wife, Neha Aeri, 30, moved from India to Pittsburgh several years ago.

From Washington Post

Like Dinkin, the couple experienced the dark side of American life on Saturday, receiving an emergency message from the University of Pittsburgh, where Aeri is enrolled in business school, warning them to stay indoors.

From Washington Post

Words That Use aeri-

What does aeri- mean?

Aeri– is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “air.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.

Aeri– comes from Greek āḗr, meaning “air.”

What are variants of aeri-?

Aer– and aero– are variants of aeri– when combined with word elements not of Latin origin. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for aer– and aero-.

Examples of aeri-

An example of a scientific term that features the form aeri– is aeriform, “having the form or nature of air; gaseous.”

Aeri– means “air,” as we have already seen. The second part of the word, –form, means “having the form of,” from Latin –fōrmis. Aeriform literally translates to “having the form of air.”

What are some words that use the combining form aeri-?

• aerial (using the equivalent form of aeri– in Greek)
• aerial root
• aeriferous
• aerify

What are some other forms that aeri– may be commonly confused with?

• aesthesio-
• agri-
• agro-

Not every word that begins with the exact letters aer– or aeri-, such as aerie, is necessarily using the combining form aer– to denote “air.” Learn why aerie means “bird’s nest” at our entry for the word.

Break it down!

The combining form –ferous has a variety of meanings, including “conveying.” With this in mind, what does aeriferous literally mean?