Link Centre Dictionary

terrestrial

ter·rest·rial

UK/tɪˈɹɛstɹɪ.əl/ US/tɪˈɹɛstɹɪ.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

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”
Synonyms
3.

operating or living or growing on land

Synonyms
4.

concerned with the world or worldly matters

  • “mundane affairs”
  • “he developed an immense terrestrial practicality”
Synonyms
Similar
5.

of this earth

  • “transcendental motives for sublunary actions”
  • “fleeting sublunary pleasures”
  • “the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball”
Similar

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)

Related words

Pertaining to

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.