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Secondly, the nature of the revolutions which have altered the surface of the earth must have had a more decisive effect on the terrestrial quadrupeds than on the marine animals.
Georges Cuvier

Meaning of "terrestrial" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TERRESTRIAL

From Latin terrestris, from terra earth.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TERRESTRIAL

terrestrial  [təˈrɛstrɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERRESTRIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Terrestrial can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TERRESTRIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Terrestrial

Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth. Terrestrial may also refer to: ▪ Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to arboreal life ▪ A fishing fly that simulates the appearance of a land insect is referred to as a terrestrial fly. ▪ Terrestrial locomotion, evolutionary adaptation from aquatic types of locomotion ▪ Terrestrial plant, a plant that grows on land rather than in water or on rocks or trees ▪ Terrestrial planet, a planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks, and thus "Earth-like" ▪ Terrestrial ecoregion, land ecoregions, as distinct from freshwater ecoregions and marine ecoregions ▪ Terrestrial radio, radio signals received through a conventional aerial, as opposed to satellite radio ▪ Terrestrial radiation, radiation as emitted by Earth, as opposed to radiation emitted by the Sun and then reflected by...

Definition of terrestrial in the English dictionary

The first definition of terrestrial in the dictionary is of or relating to the earth. Other definition of terrestrial is of or belonging to the land as opposed to the sea or air. Terrestrial is also living or growing on the land.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERRESTRIAL


agroindustrial
ˌæɡrəʊɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
bimestrial
baɪˈmɛstrɪəl
editorial
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl
endometrial
ˌendəʊˈmiːtrɪəl
epigastrial
ˌepɪˈɡæstrɪəl
extraterrestrial
ˌɛkstrətɪˈrɛstrɪəl
fluvioterrestrial
ˌfluːvɪəʊtəˈrɛstrɪəl
industrial
ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
nonindustrial
ˌnɒnɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
patrial
ˈpeɪtrɪəl
postindustrial
ˌpəʊstɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
preindustrial
ˌpriːɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
semestrial
sɪˈmestrɪəl
semi-industrial
ˈsemɪɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
semiterrestrial
ˌsɛmɪtəˈrɛstrɪəl
septentrial
sepˈtentrɪəl
sinoatrial
ˌsaɪnəʊˈeɪtrɪəl
subterrestrial
sʌbtəˈrestrɪəl
trimestrial
traɪˈmestrɪəl
unterrestrial
ˌʌntəˈrɛstrɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERRESTRIAL

terrarariums
terrarium
Terrassa
terrazzo
terre-verte
terrella
terremotive
terrene
terrenely
terreplein
terrestrial guidance
terrestrial telescope
terrestrially
terrestrialness
terret
terribility
terrible
terribleness
terribly
terricole

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERRESTRIAL

atrial
Bernoulli trial
clinical trial
field trial
intertrial
material
memorial
mistrial
murder trial
on trial
posttrial
pre-trial
preproduction trial
retrial
serial
sheepdog trial
show trial
time trial
trial
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Synonyms and antonyms of terrestrial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TERRESTRIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «terrestrial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of terrestrial

Translation of «terrestrial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERRESTRIAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

地球的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terrestre
570 millions of speakers

English

terrestrial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्थलीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأرضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наземного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terrestre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থলজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terrestre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daratan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Land-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地球の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지구의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terrestrial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên mặt đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிராந்திய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जमिनीवर राहणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karasal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terrestre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naziemnej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наземного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

terestru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επίγεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aardse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

markbunden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bakkenett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of terrestrial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERRESTRIAL»

The term «terrestrial» is very widely used and occupies the 19.960 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERRESTRIAL» OVER TIME

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

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9 QUOTES WITH «TERRESTRIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word terrestrial.
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Georges Cuvier
Secondly, the nature of the revolutions which have altered the surface of the earth must have had a more decisive effect on the terrestrial quadrupeds than on the marine animals.
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Paul Davies
The vast majority of terrestrial species are in fact microbes, and scientists have only begun scratching the surface of the microbial realm. It is entirely possible that examples of life as we don't know it have so far been overlooked.
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Paul Davies
A permanent base on Mars would have a number of advantages beyond being a bonanza for planetary science and geology. If, as some evidence suggests, exotic micro-organisms have arisen independently of terrestrial life, studying them could revolutionise biology, medicine and biotechnology.
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Amanda Donohoe
I think the joy of any soap opera is it is always there. You are allowed into this world for a little while and it's safe in that you are watching other people go through some troubles rather than yourself. It's there every night, and there is something special about that sort of terrestrial television experience for a mass audience.
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Alan Huffman
Most of the planet's terrestrial surfaces are visually accessible through video cameras and satellite imagery, if not physically within reach. Even the approaches to Mount Everest are now littered with human debris. One can drive to Timbuktu, which for centuries was synonymous with inaccessibility.
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Geoff Johns
The ocean is 90% unexplored. It's a great canvas to paint Aquaman stories across, just like Green Lantern has space. It's more organic, which makes it different and interesting. It's alien, but it's terrestrial.
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Ogden Nash
There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.
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Howard K. Smith
For an Italian peasant a telegram from anywhere is a wondrous thing; and a cable from the terrestrial paradise of America is not lightly to be disregarded.
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Jules Verne
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERRESTRIAL»

Discover the use of terrestrial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to terrestrial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs
Gastropods on land: phylogeny, diversity and adaptive morphology; Body wall: form and function; Sensory organs and the nervous system; Radular structure and function; Structure and function of the digestive system in Stylommatophora; Food ...
G. M. Barker, 2001
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Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation ...
The book presents the rationale for the ecoregion approach, describes the biological distinctiveness of North American ecoregions, assesses the level of threats facing each, presents a conservation agenda for the next decade, and sets forth ...
Taylor H. Ricketts, 1999
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Terrestrial Hydrometeorology
"This book on Terrestrial Hydrometeorology is needed because there is currently no single graduate level text with sufficient breadth across the hydrological and meteorological sciences that provides understanding with sufficient depth and ...
W. James Shuttleworth, 2012
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Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology
With the Earth 's climate, flora, and fauna changing rapidly, there is a pressing need to understand terrestrial ecosystem processes and their sensitivity to environmental and biotic changes. This book offers a framework to do just that.
F Stuart Chapin III, M.C. Chapin, Pamela A. Matson, 2011
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Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time: Evolutionary ...
Breathtaking in scope, this is the first survey of the entire ecological history of life on land—from the earliest traces of terrestrial organisms over 400 million years ago to the beginning of human agriculture.
Anna K. Behrensmeyer, 1992
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Digital Television: Satellite, Cable, Terrestrial, IPTV, ...
Written as an authoritative introduction, this text describes the technology of digital television broadcasting.
Hervé Benoit, 2008
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Terrestrial Global Productivity
Trophic levels.
Jacques Roy, Bernard Saugier, Harold A. Mooney, 2001
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Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World
The book also explores new research developments on spatial thresholds and nonlinearities, the key role of urban development in global biogeochemical processes, and the integration of natural and social sciences to address complex problems ...
Josep G. Canadell, Diane E. Pataki, Louis F. Pitelka, 2007
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Satellite and Terrestrial Radio Positioning Techniques: A ...
Information about the position of a user's mobile handheld (wireless) device allows a network operator to pinpoint the position of a customer in relation to their network infrastructure.
Davide Dardari, Emanuela Falletti, Marco Luise, 2012
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Trace Elements in Terrestrial Environments: Biogeochemistry, ...
"This will be an essential resource for scholars, students, and practitioners in environmental science, agronomy, ecology, environmental health, soil and plant sciences, and allied disciplines."--BOOK JACKET.
D. C. Adriano, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERRESTRIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term terrestrial is used in the context of the following news items.
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Six Nations stays on terrestrial
... the Six Nations. Six Nations rugby will remain on terrestrial television but the BBC has agreed a joint deal which will see ITV show all England home games. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Six Nations could stay on terrestrial TV after BBC and ITV team up to …
The Six Nations is poised to remain on terrestrial television after the BBC and ITV teamed up to keep it out of the clutches of Sky Sports in a £50million-a-year ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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What is a Terrestrial Planet?
The term terrestrial planet is derived from the Latin “Terra” (i.e. Earth). Terrestrial planets are therefore those that are “Earth-like”, meaning they are similar in ... «io9, Jul 15»
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Terrestrial broadband network must improve for Iraq to be Internet …
A more reliable terrestrial broadband network could enable Iraq to become a transcontinental transit route for Internet traffic, a senior executive at one of two ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
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Polar Bears Unlikely To Survive On Low-Fat Terrestrial Diet: Study
However, according to study published in the latest issue of the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, this terrestrial diet, which consists largely of ... «International Business Times, Apr 15»
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Infinera and BICS simulate 'undersea' trial of terrestrial fiber
However, the deployment of new LA/LL fiber in terrestrial applications could be delayed because of the large base of existing fiber, but there are already some ... «Optics.org, Mar 15»
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Harris CapRock Pools Together Satellite and Terrestrial
[Via Satellite 02-24-2015] Harris CapRock has unveiled a fully managed connectivity solution that combines satellite, wireless and terrestrial technology for ... «Satellite Today, Feb 15»
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Mustang Project Set to Create Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial M2M …
The project focuses on low-cost exchange of short messages in the fast-growing M2M market, with the aim to develop a global, hybrid terrestrial/satellite access ... «Satellite Today, Feb 15»
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Barry McGuigan: Terrestrial television fights are the new dawn …
We know from the success of Big Brother, The X Factor and celebrities eating spiders in the jungle that there is a huge appetite for watching how people cope in ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
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Carl Frampton could be boxing's new terrestrial TV star as ITV …
Carl Frampton has been chosen as the standard-bearer for boxing's return to major terrestrial television networks. Thirty years ago, Frampton's promoter Barry ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»

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