TERRESTRIAL


Meaning of TERRESTRIAL in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. of or on or relating to the earth; earthly.

2 a of or on dry land. b Zool. living on or in the ground (opp. AQUATIC, ARBOREAL, AERIAL). c Bot. growing in the soil (opp. AQUATIC, EPIPHYTIC).

3 Astron. (of a planet) similar in size or composition to the earth.

4 of this world, worldly (terrestrial sins; terrestrial interests).

--n. an inhabitant of the earth.

Phrases and idioms:

a terrestrial globe a globe representing the earth. the terrestrial globe the earth. terrestrial magnetism the magnetic properties of the earth as a whole. terrestrial telescope a telescope giving an erect image for observation of terrestrial objects.

Derivatives:

terrestrially adv.

Etymology: ME f. L terrestris f. terra earth

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.