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PRONUNCIATION OF TERRELLA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERRELLA

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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Terrella is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TERRELLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

terrella

Terrella

A terrella is a small magnetised model ball representing the Earth, that is thought to have been invented by the English physician William Gilbert while investigating magnetism, and further developed 300 years later by the Norwegian scientist and explorer Kristian Birkeland, while investigating the aurora. Terrellas had been used up until the late 20th century to attempt to simulate the Earth's magnetosphere, but have now been replaced by computer simulations.

Definition of terrella in the English dictionary

The definition of terrella in the dictionary is a small orb resembling the earth. Other definition of terrella is a magnetic globe designed to simulate and demonstrate the earth's magnetic fields.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERRELLA


capitella
ˌkæpɪˈtelə
cerebella
ˌserɪˈbelə
cerebellar
ˌserɪˈbelə
cliff-dweller
ˈklɪfˌdwelə
dweller
ˈdwelə
expeller
ɪkˈspelə
favella
fəˈvelə
flagella
fləˈdʒelə
flagellar
fləˈdʒelə
indweller
ɪnˈdwelə
lamellar
ləˈmelə
padella
pəˈdelə
repeller
rɪˈpelə
reseller
riːˈselə
reticella
ˌretɪˈtʃelə
tessella
teˈselə
umbellar
ʌmˈbelə
yeller
ˈjelə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERRELLA

terrane
terrapin
terraqueous
terrararia
terrarariums
terrarium
Terrassa
terrazzo
terre-verte
terremotive
terrene
terrenely
terreplein
terrestrial
terrestrial guidance
terrestrial telescope
terrestrially
terrestrialness
terret

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERRELLA

beach umbrella
Capella
chlorella
Cinderella
corella
fella
Isabella
Marbella
marcella
mozzarella
novella
nuclear umbrella
paella
quadrella
Sella
stella
subumbrella
sun umbrella
telescopic umbrella
umbrella

Synonyms and antonyms of terrella in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «terrella» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERRELLA

Find out the translation of terrella to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of terrella from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «terrella» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

terrella
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terrella
570 millions of speakers

English

terrella
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

terrella
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

terrella
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тер- реллу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terrella
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

terrella
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terrella
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terrella
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Terrella
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

terrella
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

terrella
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terrella
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

terrella
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

terrella
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेरेल्ला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

terrella
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terrella
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Terrella
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тер- Релло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

terrella
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

terrella
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terrella
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

terrella
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

terrella
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of terrella

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERRELLA»

The term «terrella» is used very little and occupies the 155.243 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERRELLA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about terrella

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERRELLA»

Discover the use of terrella in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to terrella and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Representing Space in the Scientific Revolution
The terrella's “metes and bounds” are generated by its inherent magnetic nature, not by the observer trying to describe it. In this way, Gilbert slides over the distinction between coordinative framework and phenomena. He makes the framework ...
David Marshall Miller, 2014
2
Kristian Birkeland: The First Space Scientist
A small terrella placed at the center of the vacuum chamber Simulated the Earth, while an electrode that emitted charged particles represented the Sun. An electric coil inside the terrella created a magnetic dipole that was scaled to control ...
Alv Egeland, William J. Burke, 2006
3
De Magnete
The figure shows the needles in horizontal position at A and B, the earth's and the terrella's equator ; they are perpendicular at the poles C and D ; but in the mid spaces, at distances of 45 degrees, the crotches dip toward the south, but the ...
William Gilbert, 2013
4
Cosmical Electrodynamics
In a big glass box, which was pumped out to the best vacuum attainable at that time, a magnetized steel sphere (' terrella') was placed. Between a cathode and the terrella (being an anode) a discharge was started. The discharge produced ...
H. Alfven
5
Electricity and Magnetism (Revised Edition)
He called the magnet a terrella, which means “little Earth.” Gilbert moved a compass over the terrella. He observed that the compass needle always lined up with the magnet's poles, just as a navigational compass always pointed roughly ...
Peter Fairley, 2013
6
Labyrinth: A Search for the Hidden Meaning of Science
To prove these assertions, Gilbert fashions out of lodestone a small round image of the Earth, which he calls a terrella or "little Earth." He shows that the terrella will align a tiny compass or versorium put on it, in imitation of a compass on the ...
Peter Pesic, 2001
7
Electromagnetic Phenomena in Cosmical Physics
The energy of the auroral particles in the model has been measured by putting a spherical grid around the terrella and supplying a variable voltage between the grid and the terrella (Fig. 3). When the terrella is so negative with respect to 1+ -I  ...
Bo Lehnert, 1958
8
Physics of Solar Planetary Environments: Vols. I & II
The dipole magnetic field of a coil with current is used as a magnetic model of the Earth (terrella). The terrella axis and the vector of the undisturbed flow velocity made an angle of it/2 . The coil current was chosen so that the dynamical ...
Donald J. Williams, Editor
9
Discipline and Experience: The Mathematical Way in the ...
For Gilbert, the terrella is the same as the earth in every way that counts. He goes so far as to discount the significance of the many "impurities" — nonlodestone materials — found in the earth by referring to similar impurities found in lodestone  ...
Peter Dear, 1995
10
Philosophical Transactions, Giving Some Accompt of the ...
1 75 800 Revolut. translate it *of a Circle in ^Of^i*, u-W, oro.z8' xs" i67" iz"" ss"'". x 17x00 Revolut. translate it J of a Circle in 1 1 3 6.9579- 4»7«,7!»", or 0.18' *6" 5/" 18"" 36"w. If the Terrella** Circumference is more than 6 Inches, the magnetical ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERRELLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term terrella is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Space exploration began at Brooks — on the ground
An exhibit at the Air Force's Airman Heritage Museum on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland will showcase Farrell's time in the chamber, called Terrella 1, ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
2
Venus and Jupiter: Together at Last
Here's the scene overlooking the town of Terrella in Valencia, Spain, as captured on June 20, 2015. Venus is at right and Jupiter above center.This didn't require ... «Sky & Telescope, Jun 15»
3
Cerca de 300 escolares de la Región participan en el I Encuentro …
La presentación de los proyectos arrancó con el experimento titulado 'La Terrella de Pedro Peregrino', del Colegio de Educación Infantil y Primaria (CEIP) El ... «Murcia.com, Jun 15»
4
Bright blue aurorae dance above the surface of Mars
Birkeland's "Terrella" consisted of shooting electrons from an electron gun towards a magnetised sphere that had been placed in a vacuum, where the electron ... «Sen, May 15»
5
Similarities between aurorae on Mars and Earth
... derived from the one used in this study but with a larger tribute to the historical Birkeland Terrella. The first laboratory experiments are to be conducted by the ... «Nanowerk, May 15»
6
Last exit: The crimes and final words of all prisoners Texas put to …
You know, ya'll have to come together, you too Terrella. Ya'll work on that. We all have to stand before God at the end of the day. Don't ever think you're perfect, ... «Raw Story, Dec 14»
7
Review: It's time to try defying gravity with Terrella for iOS
No, Terrella doesn't have a Higgs toggle switch; you get to change between gravity and anti-gravity through the magic of gaming. Use this newfound power ... «TechnologyTell, Aug 14»
8
Vil vinne nordlyskampen med Birkelands observatorium
Han gjorde banebrytende arbeid i forståelsen av nordlys, aurora borealis, og klarte å simulere nordlysdannelse i en terrella i laboratoriet sitt. Han var ... «NRK, Aug 14»
9
Experiment Triggers Superhot Plasma Outbursts to Untangle Solar …
They were demonstrated by Birkeland's terrella experiments 100 years ago. ... a SAPPHIRE experiment, much on the terrella principle, to model the plasma ... «Scientific American, Jul 14»
10
Ginyard nowym zawodnikiem Stelmetu
Zielonogórzanie w ostatnich dniach poszukiwali zawodnika, który miałby zastąpić Terrella Stoglina. Amerykanin, który w barwach Stelmetu wystąpił w zaledwie ... «Przegląd Sportowy, Mar 14»

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