TERRESTRIAL


Meaning of TERRESTRIAL in English

/ təˈrestriəl; NAmE / adjective

1.

( technical ) ( of animals and plants ) living on the land or on the ground, rather than in water, in trees or in the air

2.

connected with the planet Earth :

terrestrial life

—compare celestial , extraterrestrial

3.

( of television and broadcasting systems ) operating on earth rather than from a satellite

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the sense temporal, worldly, mundane ): from Latin terrestris (from terra earth) + -al .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.