terrestrial

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(tə-rĕs'trē-əl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants.
  2. Having a worldly, mundane character or quality.
  3. Of, relating to, or composed of land.
  4. Biology. Living or growing on land; not aquatic: a terrestrial plant or animal.
n.
An inhabitant of the earth.

[Middle English, from Latin terrestris, from terra, earth.]

terrestrially ter·res'tri·al·ly adv.
terrestrialness ter·res'tri·al·ness n.

Dealing with the earth. See terrestrial link.

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adjective

  1. Relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earth: earthbound, earthen, earthly, earthy, mundane, secular, tellurian, telluric, temporal, terrene, worldly. See body/spirit, culture/nature, place.
  2. Consisting of or resembling soil: earthen, earthlike, earthy. See matter.

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adj

Definition: earthly
Antonyms: cosmic, heavenly, otherworldly


A term used to describe a plant that grows in the ground. Usually used to distinguish orchids and bromeliads with this growth habit from those that are epiphytes, or air plants.

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IN BRIEF: Of or relating to the earth or its living things; earthbound.

pronunciation There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, And that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all. — Ogden Nash (1902-1971)

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Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth.

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Common misspelling(s) of terrestrial

  • terrestial

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - jordisk, land
n. - jordboer

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    globe over landområder
  • terrestrial magnetism    jordmagnetisme
  • terrestrial telescope    jordteleskop

Nederlands (Dutch)
landdier, aards, aardbewoner

Français (French)
adj. - terrestre
n. - terrien, habitant de la terre

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    globe terrestre
  • terrestrial magnetism    magnétisme terrestre
  • terrestrial telescope    télescope terrestre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erdbewohner, Erdenbürger
adj. - irdisch, weltlich, Erd-, Land-, terrestrisch

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    Erdball, Erdglobus
  • terrestrial magnetism    Erdmagnetismus
  • terrestrial telescope    Erdfernrohr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάτοικος της γης, γήινος
adj. - γήινος, επίγειος, χερσαίος, στεριανός

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    υδρόγειος
  • terrestrial magnetism    γήινος μαγνητισμός
  • terrestrial telescope    τηλεσκόπιο για γήινη παρατήρηση

Italiano (Italian)
terrestre, terreno

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    globo terrestre
  • terrestrial magnetism    magnetismo terrestre
  • terrestrial telescope    telescopio terrestre

Português (Portuguese)
n. - que pertence a este planeta, cujo ambiente é a terra
adj. - terrestre, mundano

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    globo terrestre (m)
  • terrestrial magnetism    magnetismo terrestre (m)
  • terrestrial telescope    telescópio terrestre (m)

Русский (Russian)
земной, наземный, происходящий на земле, сухопутный, землеподобная планета (Марс, Венера, Меркурий), житель земли (человек, животное)

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    земной шар
  • terrestrial magnetism    земное притяжение
  • terrestrial telescope    земной (в отличие от небесного) телескоп

Español (Spanish)
adj. - terrícola, terrestre
n. - terreno

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    globo terráqueo o terrestre
  • terrestrial magnetism    magnetismo terrestre
  • terrestrial telescope    telescopio terrestre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - jordinvånare, jordbo
adj. - jordisk, jord-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
地球的, 陆地的, 地上的, 地球人, 陆地生物

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    地球, 地球仪
  • terrestrial magnetism    地磁气, 地磁气学
  • terrestrial telescope    正像望远镜, 大地望远镜

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 地球的, 陸地的, 地上的
n. - 地球人, 陸地生物

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    地球, 地球儀
  • terrestrial magnetism    地磁氣, 地磁氣學
  • terrestrial telescope    正像望遠鏡, 大地望遠鏡

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지구[상]의, 육지로 된, 현세의
n. - 지구사의 생물, 인간

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 地球の, 陸の, 地球的な, 世俗的な, 現世の, 地球上の
n. - 陸上の生物

idioms:

  • terrestrial globe    地球儀
  • terrestrial magnetism    地磁気
  • terrestrial telescope    地上望遠鏡

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ساكن الأرض (صفه) دنيوي, بري, ارضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יבשתי, ארצי, של העולם הזה, צומח או חי על היבשה, דומה בגודלו או בהרכבו לכדור-הארץ, ללא לוויינים (שידור)‬
n. - ‮תושב כדור-הארץ‬


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