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Definition of 'earth'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) earth
(often cap.) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 mi. (12,755 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million mi. (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one moon.

2.  earth
the inhabitants of this planet, esp. the human inhabitants:
The whole earth rejoiced.

3.  earth
this planet as the habitation of humans, often in contrast to heaven and hell.

4.  earth
the surface of this planet.

5.  earth
the solid matter of this planet; ground.

6.  earth
soil and dirt, as distinguished from rock and sand.

7.  earth
the hole of a burrowing animal; lair.

8.  earth
any of several metallic oxides that are difficult to reduce, as alumina and zirconia.

9.  earth
Chiefly Brit.

10. (v.t.) earth
Chiefly Brit.

11.  earth
to chase (an animal) into its hole or burrow in hunting.

12.  earth
to search out; track down.

Etymology: (bef. 950; ME, OE eorthe; c. OS ertha, OHG erda, ON j&oogon;rth, Go airtha)

Definition of 'earth'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Earth, earth, world, globe
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
"the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"

2. (noun) earth, ground
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
"they dug into the earth outside the church"

3. (noun) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
the solid part of the earth's surface
"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

4. (noun) Earth, earth
the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
"it was hell on earth"

5. (noun) earth
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

6. (noun) worldly concern, earthly concern, world, earth
the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
"they consider the church to be independent of the world"

7. (verb) ground, earth
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

8. (verb) earth
hide in the earth like a hunted animal

9. (verb) earth
connect to the earth
"earth the circuit"

Definition of 'earth'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1.  earth
the earth
the ground
Suddenly, the earth began to move.

2.  earth
soil
***dark, rich earth

3.  earth
ground in an electrical circuit
***Make sure to connect the earth.

4.  earth
what/where/why etc. on earth
emphasizes your surprise or shock at sth
What on earth are you doing?

Definition of 'earth'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) earth
the globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits

2. (noun) earth
the solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land

3. (noun) earth
the softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth

4. (noun) earth
a part of this globe; a region; a country; land

5. (noun) earth
worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life

6. (noun) earth
the people on the globe

7. (noun) earth
any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria

8. (noun) earth
a similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta

9. (noun) earth
a hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox

10. (noun) earth
a plowing

11. (verb) earth
to hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den

12. (verb) earth
to cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up

13. (verb) earth
to burrow

Definitions of 'earth'

The Roycroft Dictionary

earth
1. A small bean-shaped planet, full of noise, nonsense and noddies, created in order to swell the pockets of politicians.

2. A blister produced by the constant abrasion of motion against space.

Definition of 'earth'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. earth
(a) The earth is arbitrarily taken as of zero electrostatic potential. Surfaces in such condition that their potential is unchanged when connected to the earth are said to be of zero potential. All other surfaces are discharged when connected to the earth, whose potential, for the purposes of man at least, never changes.

(b) As a magnetic field of force the intensity of the earth's field is about one-half a line of force per square centimeter.

(c) The accidental grounding of a telegraph line is termed an earth, as a dead, total, partial, or intermittent earth, describing the extent and character of the trouble.

[Transcriber's note: Fallen power lines can produce voltage gradients on the earth's surface that make walking in the area dangerous, as in hundreds of volts per foot. Lightning may be associated with substantial changes in the static ground potential.]

Translation of 'earth'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.
Afrikaans: aarde	Arabic: الأرض، الكُرة الأرضيّه	Bulgarian: Земя
Brazilian: Terra	Czech: Země	German: die Erde
Danish: Jorden; jordkloden; verde	Greek: γη	Spanish: tierra
Estonian: maa	Farsi: کره زمین	Finnish: maapallo
French: terre	Hebrew: כַּדוּר הָאָרֶץ	Hindi: पृथ्वी
Croatian: Zemlja	Hungarian: a Föld	Indonesian: bumi
Icelandic: jörðin	Italian: terra	Japanese: 地球
Korean: 지구	Lithuanian: Žemė	Latvian: Zeme; zemeslode
Malay: planet bumi	Dutch: aarde	Norwegian: jorda, jordkloden, verden
Polish: ziemia	Persian: کره زمین	Pashto: خاوره، مځكه، كره (دمځكى)،
Portuguese: terra	Romanian: pământ	Russian: Земля
Slovak: Zem	Slovenian: zemlja	Serbian: Zemlja
Swedish: jord[en]	Thai: โลก	Turkish: dünya
Taiwanese: 地球	Ukrainian: земля	Urdu: کرہ ء ارض
Vietnamese: trái đất	Chinese: 地球
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