Definitions for terrestrialtəˈrɛs tri əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ter•res•tri•al*təˈrɛs tri əl(adj.)
pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
of or pertaining to land as distinct from water.
growing or living on land or on the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, etc. growing in the ground; not epiphytic or aerial.
Category: Botany, Zoology
of or pertaining to the earth or this world; worldly; mundane.
(n.)an inhabitant of the earth, esp. a human being.
* Syn: See earthly.
Origin of terrestrial:
1400–50; late ME < L terrestri(s) pertaining to earth (der. of terra earth) + -al1
ter•res′tri•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene(adj)
of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
planetary, terrestrial(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"
terrestrial(adj)
operating or living or growing on land
mundane, terrestrial(adj)
concerned with the world or worldly matters
"mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
sublunar, sublunary, terrestrial(adj)
of this earth
"transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"
Wiktionary
terrestrial(Noun)
An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
terrestrial(Noun)
A ground-dwelling plant.
terrestrial(Adjective)
Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants.
terrestrial(Adjective)
Of, relating to, or composed of land.
terrestrial(Adjective)
Living or growing in or on land (as opposed to other habitat); not aquatic, etc.
a terrestrial plant
terrestrial(Adjective)
Concerned with the world or worldly matters.
terrestrial(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the second highest degree of glory.
Origin: From terrestris, from terra.
Webster Dictionary
Terrestrial(adj)
of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals
Terrestrial(adj)
representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe
Terrestrial(adj)
of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane
Terrestrial(adj)
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
Terrestrial(adj)
adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope
Terrestrial(noun)
an inhabitant of the earth
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