Definitions for terrestrial

Definitions for (adj) terrestrial

Main entry: terrestrial

Definition: operating or living or growing on land


Main entry: terrestrial, sublunar, sublunary

Definition: of this earth

Usage: transcendental motives for sublunary actions; fleeting sublunary pleasures; the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball


Main entry: terrestrial, mundane

Definition: concerned with the world or worldly matters

Usage: mundane affairs; he developed an immense terrestrial practicality


Main entry: planetary, terrestrial

Definition: of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants

Usage: planetary rumblings and eructations- L.C.Eiseley; the planetary tilt; this terrestrial ball


Main entry: tellurian, telluric, terrene, terrestrial

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


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