terrestrial
1Terrestrial — Ter*res tri*al, a. [L. terrestris, from terra the earth. See {Terrace}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. Bodies terrestrial. 1 Cor. xv. 40. [1913 Webster] 2. Representing, or consisting… …
2Terrestrial — refers to things having to do with the land or the Earth.Related terms* Extra Terrestrial, the sloven hore next door * Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on the land, as opposed to in water, air, or in the trees * Terrestrial plant, a plant …
3terrestrial — ter‧res‧tri‧al [təˈrestriəl] adjective TELECOMMUNICATIONS terrestrial televisions, networks etc operate on earth using radio waves, and not from a satellite: • terrestrial television channels * * * terrestrial UK US /təˈrestriəl/ adjective ►… …
4terrestrial — [tə res′trē əl] adj. [ME terrestrialle < L terrestris < terra,TERRA] 1. of this world; worldly; earthly; mundane 2. of, constituting, or representing the earth [a terrestrial globe] 3. consisting of land as distinguished from water 4.… …
5Terrestrial — Ter*res tri*al, n. An inhabitant of the earth. [1913 Webster] …
6terrestrial — index mundane Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7terrestrial — early 15c., from L. terrestris earthly, from terra earth (see TERRAIN (Cf. terrain)). Originally opposed to celestial; natural history sense of living on land is attested from 1630s. The noun meaning a human being, a mortal is recorded from 1590s …
8terrestrial — *earthly, earthy, mundane, worldly, sublunary Antonyms: celestial …
9terrestrial — [adj] earthly earthbound, earthlike, earthy, global, mundane, physical, profane, prosaic, secular, sublunary, subsolar, telluric, temporal, terrene, uncelestial, unspiritual, worldly; concept 536 Ant. cosmic, heavenly, otherworldly …
10terrestrial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, on, or relating to the earth or dry land. 2) (of an animal or plant) living on or in the ground. 3) (of television broadcasting) using ground based equipment rather than a satellite. ► NOUN ▪ an inhabitant of the earth.… …
