Meaning & Definition of Terrestrial in English
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Terrestrial
/tərɛstriəl/
adjective
1. Of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
synonym:
- tellurian,
- telluric,
- terrestrial,
- terrene
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"
synonym:
- planetary,
- terrestrial
3. Operating or living or growing on land
synonym:
- terrestrial
4. Concerned with the world or worldly matters
- "Mundane affairs"
- "He developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
synonym:
- mundane,
- terrestrial
5. Of this earth
- "Transcendental motives for sublunary actions"
- "Fleeting sublunary pleasures"
- "The nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"
synonym:
- sublunar,
- sublunary,
- terrestrial
Examples of using
Pigeons can use the terrestrial magnetic field to find their way home.
Oxygen is necessary for the terrestrial life.