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terrestrial

  (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.



 
Thesaurus: terrestrial

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.

 
Antonyms: terrestrial

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.

 
Word Tutor: terrestrial
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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)

 
Wikipedia: Terrestrial

Terrestrial refers to things having to do with the land or with the planet Earth.

Related terms

  • Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on the land, as opposed to in water, air, or in the trees
  • Terrestrial plant, a plant that grows on land rather than in water or on rocks or trees
  • Terrestrial planet, a planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks. These planets go from Mercury to Mars. They are very small compared to the Jovian planets. They all have an iron core and contain not much gas
  • Terrestrial ecoregion, land ecoregions, as distinct from freshwater ecoregions and marine ecoregions
  • Terrestrial television, indicates that TV or radio signals are received through a conventional aerial
  • Terrestrial Trunked Radio, a specialist walkie talkie standard used by police departments, fire departments, ambulance services and the military

See also


 
Misspellings: terrestrial

Common misspelling(s) of terrestrial

  • terrestial

 
Translations: Translations for: Terrestrial

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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