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earth [ɜːθ] n 1. (Astronomy) (sometimes capital) the third planet from the sun, the only planet on which life is known to exist. It is not quite spherical, being flattened at the poles, and consists of three geological zones, the core, mantle, and thin outer crust. The surface, covered with large areas of water, is enveloped by an atmosphere principally of nitrogen (78 per cent), oxygen (21 per cent), and some water vapour. The age is estimated at over four thousand million years. Distance from sun: 149.6 million km; equatorial diameter: 12 756 km; mass: 5.976 ✕ 1024 kg; sidereal period of axial rotation: 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds; sidereal period of revolution about sun: 365.256 days Related adjs terrestrial, tellurian, telluric, terrene 2. the inhabitants of this planet the whole earth rejoiced 3. the dry surface of this planet as distinguished from sea or sky; land; ground 4. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the surface of the ground and consists of disintegrated rock particles, mould, clay, etc.; soil 5. worldly or temporal matters as opposed to the concerns of the spirit 6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the hole in which some species of burrowing animals, esp foxes, live 7. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Chem See rare earth, alkaline earth 8. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a. a connection between an electrical circuit or device and the earth, which is at zero potential b. a terminal to which this connection is made US and Canadian equivalent ground 9. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) Also called earth colour any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides 10. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) (modifier) Astrology of or relating to a group of three signs of the zodiac, Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn Compare air [20] fire [24] water [12] cost the earth Informal to be very expensive come back or down to earth to return to reality from a fantasy or daydream on earth used as an intensifier in such phrases as what on earth, who on earth, etc. run to earth a. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) to hunt (an animal, esp a fox) to its earth and trap it there b. to find (someone) after searching vb 1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (intr) (of a hunted fox) to go to ground 2. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) (tr) to connect (a circuit, device, etc.) to earth See also earth up [Old English eorthe; related to Old Norse jorth, Old High German ertha, Gothic airtha, Greek erā]
Earth that part of the earth’s surface where most forms of life exist, specifically those parts where there is water or atmosphere. having to do with the underworld. a hollow glass globe for depicting the position of the earth in relation to the fixed stars at a given time. the process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, oceans, etc. — diastrophe, n. — diastrophic, adj. the vertical movement or tilting of the earth’s crust, affecting broad expanses of continents. — epeirogenic, epeirogenetic, adj. the branch of geology that describes the past in terms of geologic rather than human time. — geochronologist, n. — geochronologic, geochronological, adj. the science of the forces at work within the earth. — geodynamic, adj. a theory or science about the formation of the earth. — geogonic, adj. Rare. worship of the things of the earth or of the earth itself. the science that studies the physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the changes the earth has undergone and is undergoing. — geologist. n. — geologic, geological, adj. the tendency of organisms, under the influence of gravity, to be symmetrical. — geomalic, adj. a form of divination that analyzes the pattern of a handful of earth thrown down at random or dots made at random on paper. — geomancer, n. the branch of geology that studies the form of the earth’s surface. — geomorphologist, n. — geomorphologic, geomorphological, adj. the eating of earthy matter, especially clay or chalk. — geophagist, n. — geophagous, adj. a large globe or sphere in which a spectator can stand and view a representation of the earth’s surface. an instrument for measuring the inclination or dip of the earth’s magnetic force. the science of explaining the minerals of which the earth is composed, their origins, and the cause of their form and arrangement. the solid part of the earth, as contrasted with the atmosphere and hydrosphere. the periodic oscillation that can be observed in the precession of the earth’s axis and the precession of the equinoxes. See also head. — nutational, adj. the inclination of the earth’s equator or the angle between the plane of the earth’s orbit and the plane of the equator (23°27″). See also astronomy. Also called obliquity of the ecliptic. — obliquitous, adj. the formation of a flat or level surface by the process of erosion. Rare a person who believes that the earth is round. a dweller on the earth. Also tellurian. Earth all people on the globe, 1549; a group of foxes, 1575. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
earth noun 1. world, planet, globe, sphere, orb, earthly sphere, terrestrial sphere The space shuttle returned safely to earth today. 2. ground, land, dry land, terra firma The earth shook under our feet. Related words adjectives tellurian, telluric, terrene, terrestrial Quotations "To see the earth as we now see it, small and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the unending night" [Archibald MacLeish Riders on Earth] Layers of the earth's crustasthenosphere, basement, continental crust, lithosphere, lower mantle, Mohorovicíc discontinuity, oceanic crust, sima, sial, transition zone, upper mantle Translations earth [ɜːθ] A. N 1. (= the world) (the) Earth → la Tierra here on earth → en este mundo she looks like nothing on earth → está hecha un desastre it tasted like nothing on earth (= good) → sabía de maravilla; (= bad) → sabía a rayos nothing on earth would make me do it → no lo haría por nada del mundo nothing on earth will stop me now → no lo dejo ahora por nada del mundo what/where/who on earth ...? → ¿qué/dónde/quién demonios or diablos ...? what on earth are you doing here? → ¿qué demonios or diablos haces aquí? why on earth do it now? → ¿por qué demonios or diablos vamos a hacerlo ahora? to come down to earth → volver a la realidad it must have cost the earth! → ¡te habrá costado un ojo de la cara! to promise the earth → prometer el oro y el moro see also planet 3. [of fox] → madriguera f, guarida f to go to earth [fox] → meterse en su madriguera; [person] → esconderse, refugiarse to run to earth [+ animal] → cazar or atrapar en su guarida; [+ person] → perseguir y encontrar C. CPD earth cable, earth lead N → cable m de toma de tierra earth mother N (Myth) → la madre tierra (= woman) → venus f earth sciences NPL ciencias concernientes a la Tierra; (= geology) → geología f earth up VT + ADV (Agr) [+ plant] → acollar earth [ˈɜːrθ] n (= planet) → terre f to bring sb down to earth (back to reality) → faire redescendre qn sur terre to come down to earth (back to reality) → revenir sur terre to cost the earth (= be very costly) → coûter les yeux de la tête to pay the earth for sth → payer qch les yeux de la tête what on earth → que diable why on earth → pourquoi diable where on earth → où diable (= ground) → terre f (= soil) → terre f (British) (ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS) → terre f earth wire earth n (= world) → Erde f; the earth, Earth → die Erde; on earth → auf der Erde, auf Erden (liter); to the ends of the earth → bis ans Ende der Welt; where/who etc on earth …? (inf) → wo/wer etc … bloß?; what on earth …? (inf) → was in aller Welt …? (inf); nothing on earth will stop me now → keine Macht der Welt hält mich jetzt noch auf; there’s no reason on earth why … → es gibt keinen erdenklichen Grund, warum …; heaven on earth → der Himmel auf Erden; did the earth move for you, darling? (hum inf) → war es wahnsinnig schön für dich, Liebling? (hum inf); it cost the earth (Brit inf) → das hat eine schöne Stange Geld gekostet (inf); it won’t cost the earth (Brit inf) → es wird schon nicht die Welt kosten (inf); to pay the earth (Brit inf) → ein Vermögen bezahlen (= ground) → Erde f; to fall to earth → zur Erde fallen; to come back or down to earth (again) (fig) → wieder auf den Boden der Tatsachen (zurück)kommen; to bring somebody down to earth (with a bump) (fig) → jdn (unsanft) wieder auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückholen (= soil) → Erde f (Brit Elec) → Erde f (of fox, badger etc) → Bau m; to go to earth (Brit) (fox) → im Bau verschwinden; (criminal etc) → untertauchen; to run somebody/something to earth (Brit fig) → jdn/etw ausfindig machen or aufstöbern vt (Brit Elec) → erden earth: earthbound adj → erdgebunden earth closet n → Trockenabort m earth: earthman n (Sci-Fi) → Erdenmensch m, → Terraner(in) m(f) earth mother n (Myth) → Erdmutter f; (fig) → Urmutter f earth-moving equipment n → Maschinen pl → für Erdbewegungen earthperson n (Sci-Fi) → Erdbewohner(in) m(f) earthquake n → Erdbeben nt earth sciences pl → Geowissenschaften pl earth-shattering adj (fig) → welterschütternd earth tremor n → Erdstoß m earthward earthwork earthworm n → Regenwurm m earth [ɜːθ] 1. n a. (the world) → terra (the) Earth → la Terra on earth → sulla terra the silliest man on earth → l'uomo più stupido del mondo it tasted like nothing on earth (fam) → aveva un sapore tremendo it must have cost the earth! (fam) → deve essere costato un occhio della testa! where/who/what on earth ...? (fam) → dove/chi/che diavolo...? n earth [əːð] 1 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. aarde الأرض، الكُرة الأرضيّه Земя Země Jorden; jordkloden; verden die Erde γη tierra maa کره زمین maapallo terre כַּדוּר הָאָרֶץ पृथ्वी Zemlja a Föld bumi jörðin terra 地球 지구 Žemė Zeme; zemeslode planet bumi aarde jorda, jordkloden, verden ziemia terra pământ Земля Zem zemlja Zemlja jord[] โลก dünya 地球 земля کرہ ء ارض trái đất 地球 2 the world as opposed to heaven heaven and earth. aarde, wêreld الأرض земя země Jorden die Erde γη tierra maa جهان خاکی maailma terre אָרֶץ मिट्टी zemlja föld dunia jörð terra 地上 이승, 이 세상 žemė zeme dunia aarde jord ziemia terra pământ, lumea pământească земля zem zemlja zemlja jord โลก dünya 人間 земля فرش خاک ، آسمان کے بالمقابل trần gian 地 3 soil Fill the plant-pot with earth. grond تُراب почва zemina jord die Erde χώμα tierra muld خاک multa terre אֲדָמָה दूषित करना zemlja, tlo föld, talaj tanah mold terra 土 지표면 žemė zeme, augsne tanah aarde jord, mold ziemia terra pământ земля, почва zem, zemina, hlina prst tlo jord ดิน toprak 土 земля; ґрунт خاک đất 土 4 dry land; the ground the earth, sea and sky. land اليابِسَه суша země landjord; land; jordbund die Erde γη, στερια tierra maa زمین maa terre יַבָּשָׁה शुष्क भूमि zemlja, kopno szárazföld daratan land terra 陸地 육지 žemė cietzeme tanah aarde jord, land ziemia terra pământ земля, суша zem, pevnina kopno kopno mark[] ผืนดิน yer, yeryüzü 陸地 суша خشکی ، زمین mặt đất 陆地 5 a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox. gat, holte وَجْر ، وِجـار дупка nora hule; grav der (Fuchs)Bau φωλιά, τρύπα madriguera (rebase)urg لانه زیرزمینی kolo tanière מִרבַּץ मांद brlog, jazbina odú liang greni tana 巣穴 (여우, 토끼 등의) 굴 ola (zvēra) ala lubang binatang hol hi, hule nora covil vizuină нора brloh brlog jazbina lya, gryt โพรงของสัตว์ tilki deliği 洞穴 нора لومڑی کا بھٹ hang thú 洞穴 6 (a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth. aardleiding, aarddraad السِّلك الأرضي заземяване uzemnění jordforbindelse; jordledning die Erdung γείωση tierra maandus, maandusjuhe اتصال زمینی maadoitusjohto terre אַרקָה अर्थिग का तार uzemljenje föld(elés) arde jarðtenging terra アース 접지 įžeminimas iezemējums litar bumi aardverbinding jording(skabel) uziemienie terra заземление uzemnenie ozemljitev uzemljenje jordkontakt, -ledning สายดิน toprak hattı 接地(線) заземлення ارضی تار dây tiếp đất [电]接地 v to connect to earth electrically Is your washing-machine properly earthed? geaard يوصِل السِّلك الأرضي заземявам uzemnit jordforbinde erden γειώνω conectar a tierra maandama اتصال زمینی داشتن maadoittaa mettre à la terre הָאַרָקָה अर्थिग का तार जोड़ना uzemljiti földel diberi arde jarðtengja mettere a terra アースする 접지하다 įžeminti iezemēt terbumi aarden jorde uziemić ligar à terra заземлять uzemniť ozemljiti uzemljiti jorda ต่อสายดิน topraklamak (電)接地 заземляти تار کے ذریعہ زمین سے جوڑنا tiếp đất 接地 adj earthen (of a floor etc) made of earth. grond, kleivloer تُرابي земен hliněný jord-; keramik- irden χωμάτινος de tierra muld-, savi- گلی؛ خاکی maa- en/de terre עָשׂוּי מְעָפָר मिट्टी का zemljan agyag- terbuat dari tanah gerður úr mold di terra 土製の 흙으로 만든 molio zemes- dibuat dari tanah aarden jord-, leir(e)-, keramikk- gliniany térreo de/din lut земляной hlinený prsten zemljani jord-, ler- ซึ่งประกอบด้วยดิน; ซึ่งทำด้วยดินเหนียวที่เผาแล้ว toprak(tan yapılmış) 泥土做的 земляний; глиняний مٹی کا بنا làm bằng đất 泥土做的 adj earthly 1 of or belonging to this world; not heavenly or spiritual this earthly life. aards, wêrelds أَرْضي земен pozemský jordisk; verdslig irdisch γήινος, επίγειος terrenal maine دنیوی؛ خاکی maallinen terrestre אָרצִי सांसारिक zemaljski földi duniawi jarðneskur terreno この世の 세속적인 žemiškas zemes-; pasaulīgs duniawi aards jordisk ziemski terrestre lumesc, pământesc земной pozemský zemeljski ovozemaljski jordisk, världslig สิ่งที่เป็นรูปธรรม และ อยู่บนโลก maddî, dünyevî 世俗的 земний, суєтний دنیوی trần thế 地球的 2 possible This gadget has no earthly use. aardse مُمْكِـن възможен použitelný verdens denkbar πιθανός que no sirve para nada en absoluto mõeldav ممکن؛ شدنی minkäänlainen aucun אֵין כָּל תוֹעֶלֶת संभावित beskoristan lehetséges; semmi néven nevezendő sama sekali mögulegur nessuno 少しの~もない 이 세상에 있을 수 있는 įmanomas nekam nederīgs tiada gunanya absoluut verdens możliwy, ewentualny possível posibil возможный použiteľný, mysliteľný za rabo stvaran tänkbar เป็นไปได้ mümkün 可能的 можливий محال có thể 可能的 n / adj earthenware (of) a kind of pottery coarser than china an earthenware dish. erdeware خَزَف، فُخّـار грънци lertøj; lertøjs-; keramik- die Steingutware πήλινος de barro savinõud ظرف سفالین savi- faïence, en faïence כְּלִי חֶרֶס मिट्टी के बर्तन zemljano posuđe agyagedény tembikar leirvara terracotta 土器 (특히 표면이 거친, 광택이 없는 종류의) 도기 moliniai indai; molinis māla trauki; māla- barang tembikar aardewerk keramikk, steintøy wyroby gliniane, gliniany de barro ceramică керамика; керамический kamenina; kameninový lončena posoda grnčarija เครื่องเคลือบดินเผา çanak çömlek 陶器 гончарні вироби; череп'яний посуд مٹی یا چینی کے برتن đồ đất nung 陶器 n earthquake a shaking of the earth's surface The village was destroyed by an earthquake. aardbewing زِلْزال земетерсение zemětřesení jordskælv das Erdbeben σεισμός terremoto maavärin زمین لرزه؛ زلزله maanjäristys tremblement de terre רְעִידַת אֲדָמָה भूकम्प potres földrengés gempa bumi jarðskjálfti terremoto 地震 지진 žemės drebėjimas zemestrīce gempa bumi aardbeving jordskjelv trzęsienie ziemi tremor de terra cutremur землетрясение zemetrasenie potres zemljotres jordbävning แผ่นดินไหว deprem 地震 землетрус زلزلہ động đất 地震 n earthworm (usuallyworm) a kind of small animal with a ringed body and no backbone, living in damp earth. erdwurm دودَة أرْض земен червей žížala regnorm der Regenwurm σκουλήκι lombriz vihmauss کرم خاکی kastemato ver de terre שִׁלשׁוּל केंचुआ gujavica, glista földigiliszta cacing tanah ánamaðkur lombrico, verme みみず 지렁이 sliekas slieka cacing tanah aardworm meitemark dżdżownica minhoca râmă земляной червь dážďovka deževnik kišna glista daggmask ไส้เดือน solucan 蚯蚓 дощовий черв'як مختلف حلقوی کیڑوں میں سے کوئی جو نم زمین میں رہتے ہیں giun đất 蚯蚓 on earth used for emphasis What on earth are you doing?; the stupidest man on earth. wat op aarde بِحق السَّمـاء! използва се за подсилване proboha; pro všechno na světě i alverden; på jorden auf Erden στο καλό, στον κόσμο (για έμφαση) qué demonios; del mundo pagana pihta, ilma peal برای تشدید معنی بکار می رود ihmeessä, maailman diable, du/au monde לָמָה וָּמדוּע? जोर देने के लिए मुहावरे की तरह उपयोग होता है zaboga, na zemlji mi a csudát...? kata penekanan hvað í fjáranum; á jörðu, í heiminum diavolo, mai; sulla faccia della terra 一体全体 도대체 po galais, pasaulyje (uzsvērumam) ko gan...? ...visā pasaulē sebenarnya ter wereld, in hemelsnaam på jord(a), i (all) verden u licha, na świecie (Que) diabo... naiba; (de) pe pământ же; на свете preboha; na svete hudirja; na svetu zaboga [] hela världen?, i världen (på jorden) ตอกย้ำ Not: vurguda kullanılır. (用於加強語氣)究竟 вираз для підсилення زرو یا مبالغے کے لۓ مستعمل nhất trái đất [用于加强语气]究竟 run to earth to find (something or someone) after a long search He ran his friend to earth in the pub. - na 'n lang soektog vind, - in die hande kry يَعْثُر بعد عَنـاء изравям vyslídit opspore; opsnuse aufstöbern ξετρυπώνω dar con alguien üles leidma پس از جستجو یافتن jäljittää dénicher לִמצוֹא לְאָחַר עָמָל רָב सर्वत्र तालश करके (किसी वस्तु या व्यक्ति को) पाना iskopati nyomára jön menemukan kembali elta uppi og finna scovare 探し当てる 샅샅이 뒤져 찾아내다 surasti atrast kādu menemui opsporen oppspore, finne til slutt znaleźć (po długim szukaniu) dar com a găsi până la urmă разыскать vysliediť iztakniti pronaći äntligen finna, spåra upp ตามหาคนหรือสิ่งของเป็นเวลานาน buluncaya kadar aramak 經過長時間追查後找到 вистежувати; виявляти کسی کو بہت تلاش کے بعد پانا tìm thấy sau khi truy xét khắp nơi 经过长时间追查后找到 earth → الأرض Země jord Erde γη tierra Maa terre zemlja terra 地球 지구 aarde jord ziemia terra земля jord โลก yeryüzü trái đất 地球 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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