terrestrial (redirected from terrestrials)

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

Adjective

1. of the planet earth

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

3. (of animals and plants) living or growing on the land

4. Television denoting or using a signal sent over land from a transmitter on land, rather than by satellite [Latin terra earth]

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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

Translations

terrestrial [tɪˈrestrɪəl] adj → terrestre