About The Word Terrestrial
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Terrestrial
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What's The Definition Of Terrestrial?
[adj] operating or living or growing on land
[adj] of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" [adj] concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality" [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball" [adj] of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air Synonyms | Synonyms for Terrestrial: earthly | land(a) | mundane | planetary | sublunar | sublunary | tellurian | telluric | terrene | worldly Related Terms | Find terms related to Terrestrial: See Also | Terrestrial In Webster's Dictionary \Ter*res"tri*al\, a. [L. terrestris, from terra the
earth. See {Terrace}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth;
earthly; as, terrestrial animals. ``Bodies terrestrial.''
--1 Cor. xv. 40.
2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a
terrestrial globe. ``The dark terrestrial ball.''
--Addison.
3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state;
sublunary; mundane.
Vain labors of terrestrial wit. --Spenser.
A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and
terrestrial aims. --Young.
4. Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging
to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from
trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents.
The terrestrial parts of the globe. --Woodward.
5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the
earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an
astronomical telescope. -- {Ter*res"tri*al*ly}, adv. --
{Ter*res"tri*al*ness}, n.
\Ter*res"tri*al\, n. An inhabitant of the earth. |
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