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Meaning of 'terrestrial' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Terrestrial [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.
- Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe.
- Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane.
- 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.
- Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.
2 . Terrestrial [ n.]
- An inhabitant of the earth.

Meaning of 'terrestrial' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . terrestrial [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
Example in sentence:
  • planetary rumblings and eructations;
  • the planetary tilt;
  • this terrestrial ball
2 . terrestrial [ s]
Meaning (2):
- of this earth
Example in sentence:
  • fleeting sublunary pleasures;
  • the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball;
  • transcendental motives for sublunary actions
Meaning (3):
- concerned with the world or worldly matters
Example in sentence:
  • he developed an immense terrestrial practicality;
  • mundane affairs

Nearby Words:

ter- ter-tenant teraconic teracrylic teraph teraphim teraphs terapin teratical teratogeny

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