terrestrial
ter·rest·rial
adjective
1.
2.
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”
4.
Origin
From Middle English terrestrialle, from terrestre or Latin terrestris, from terra (“land, earth, ground”), with the suffix -al.
Phrases
- terrestrial albedo Terms derived from terrestrial (adjective)
- terrestrial branch Terms derived from terrestrial (adjective)
- Terrestrial Dynamical Time Terms derived from terrestrial (adjective)
- terrestrial guenon Terms derived from terrestrial (adjective)
- terrestrial navigation Terms derived from terrestrial (adjective)
- terrestrial planet Terms derived from terrestrial (adjective)
- terrestrial telescope Terms derived from terrestrial (adjective)
- Terrestrial Time Terms derived from terrestrial (adjective)
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