Definitions for terrestrial
təˈrɛs tri əlter·res·tri·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terreneadjective

   of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

2. planetary, terrestrialadjective

   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"

3. terrestrialadjective

   operating or living or growing on land

4. mundane, terrestrialadjective

   concerned with the world or worldly matters

   "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"

5. sublunar, sublunary, terrestrialadjective

   of this earth

   "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. terrestrialnoun

   An inhabitant of the planet Earth.

2. terrestrialnoun

   A ground-dwelling plant.

3. terrestrialadjective

   Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants.

4. terrestrialadjective

   Of, relating to, or composed of land.

5. terrestrialadjective

   Living or growing in or on land (as opposed to other habitat); not aquatic, etc.

   a terrestrial plant

6. terrestrialadjective

   Concerned with the world or worldly matters.

7. terrestrialadjective

   Of or pertaining to the second highest degree of glory.

8. Etymology: From terrestris, from terra.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Terrestrialadjective

   Etymology: terrestris, Lat.

   1. Earthly; not cœlestial.

   Far passing th’ height of men terrestrial,
   Like an huge giant of the Titan race. Edmund Spenser.

   Terrestrial heav’n! danc’d round by other heav’ns
   That shine, yet bear their bright officious lamps,
   Light above light. John Milton.

   Thou brought’st Briareus with his hundred hands,
   So call’d in heav’n; but mortal men below
   By his terrestrial name Ægeon know. Dryden.

   2. Consisting of earth; terreous. Improper.

   I did not confine these observations to land or terrestrial parts of the globe, but extended them to the fluids. John Woodward.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terrestrial

   Terrestrial refers to anything related to the land or the earth. It describes organisms, objects, or phenomena that reside, grow, or occur naturally on land rather than in water or air. It can also refer to anything related to planet Earth in the context of astronomy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Terrestrialadjective

   of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals

2. Terrestrialadjective

   representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe

3. Terrestrialadjective

   of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane

4. Terrestrialadjective

   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

5. Terrestrialadjective

   adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope

6. Terrestrialnoun

   an inhabitant of the earth

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Terrestrial

   te-res′tri-al, adj. pertaining to, or existing on, the earth: earthly: living on the ground: representing the earth.—adv. Terres′trially.—n. Terres′trialness.—adj. Terres′trious, terrestrial. [L. terrestris—terra, the earth.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Terrestrial

   living on or in the land; opposed to aquatic.

How to pronounce terrestrial?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of terrestrial in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of terrestrial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of terrestrial in a Sentence

1. Angel Abbud-Madrid:

   Lunar resource exploration should be based on the same methods that have guided humans on their centuries-old exploration of terrestrial resources.

2. Charlotte Cook:

   We are currently seeing an industry wide reduction in terrestrial AIS signals in China.

3. Miguel Montargès:

   We have directly witnessed the formation of so-called stardust, the dust expelled from cool evolved stars, such as the ejection we've just witnessed, could go on to become the building blocks of terrestrial planets and life.

4. Surrey NanoSystems:

   We are continuing to develop the technology, and the new sprayable version really does open up the possibility of applying super-black coatings in many types of airborne or terrestrial applications, possibilities include commercial products such as cameras, equipment requiring improved performance in a smaller form factor, as well as differentiating the look of products my means of the coating’s unique aesthetic appearance.

5. Daniel Field:

   Today, birds are the most diverse and globally widespread group of terrestrial vertebrate animals -- there are nearly 11,000 living species, only a handful of ancestral bird lineages succeeded in surviving the mass extinction event 66 million years ago, and all of today's amazing living bird diversity can be traced to these ancient survivors.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=terrestrial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Terrestrial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=terrestrial
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrestrial
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=terrestrial
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=terrestrial