terrestrial

ter·res·tri·al  (t-rstr-l)

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.

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[Middle English, from Latin terrestris, from terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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ter·restri·al·ly adv.

ter·restri·al·ness n.

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terrestrial [təˈrɛstrɪəl]

adj

1. of or relating to the earth

2. of or belonging to the land as opposed to the sea or air

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of animals and plants) living or growing on the land

4. earthly, worldly, or mundane

5. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) (of television signals) sent over the earth's surface from a transmitter on land, rather than by satellite

n

an inhabitant of the earth

[from Latin terrestris, from terra earth]

terrestrially  adv

terrestrialness  n

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terrestrial  (t-rstr-l)

1. Relating to Earth or its inhabitants.

2. Relating to, living on, or growing on land.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	terrestrial - of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air tellurian, terrene, telluric
	2.	terrestrial - 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" planetary
	3.	terrestrial - operating or living or growing on land amphibious - operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals" aquatic - operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"
	4.	terrestrial - concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality" mundane worldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
	5.	terrestrial - of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" sublunar, sublunary earthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home"

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terrestrial

adjective earthly, worldly, global, mundane, sublunary, tellurian, terrene terrestrial life forms

Translations

terrestrial [tɪˈrestrɪəl] ADJ

1. [life, animal, plant] → terrestre

2. (esp Brit) (TV) [broadcasting, channel] → de transmisión(por)vía terrestre

terrestrial [təˈrɛstriəl] adj

(living on land) [fauna, animal, plant] → terrestre

(from planet Earth) [life] → terrestre

(British) [television, channel, broadcasting] → terrestre

terrestrial

adj

(= of land) → Land-; terrestrial animal → Landtier nt, → auf dem Land lebendes Tier; terrestrial plant → Landpflanze f

(= of the planet Earth) → terrestrisch, irdisch; life → irdisch; (Brit) TV channel, television, broadcasting → terrestrisch; terrestrial globe → Erdball m, → Globus m

(= worldly) problems → irdisch, weltlich

n → Erdbewohner(in) m(f)

terrestrial [tɪˈrɛstrɪəl] adj → terrestre

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terrestrial [tɪˈrɛstrɪəl] adj → terrestre