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| + | ==Origin== | ||
| + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] (in the sense ‘[[temporal]], worldly, [[mundane]]’): from [[Latin]] ''terrestris'' (from ''terra'' ‘[[earth]]’) | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] | ||
| + | ==Definitions== | ||
| + | *1a : of or relating to the [[earth]] or its inhabitants <terrestrial [[magnetism]]> | ||
| + | :b : [[mundane]] in scope or character : prosaic | ||
| + | *2:a : of or relating to land as distinct from air or [[water]] <terrestrial [[transportation]]> | ||
| + | :b (1) : living on or in or growing from [[land]] <terrestrial plants> <terrestrial birds> (2) : of or relating to terrestrial [[organisms]] <terrestrial habits> | ||
| + | *3: belonging to the class of [[planets]] that are like the earth (as in [[density]] and silicate [[composition]]) <the terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, and Mars> | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *'''''[[Extraterrestrial]]''''' | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_animal 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 (in trees) | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_locomotion Terrestrial locomotion], evolutionary [[adaptation]] from aquatic types of locomotion | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_plant Terrestrial plant], a [[plant]] that grows on [[land]] rather than in water or on rocks or trees | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_planet Terrestrial planet], a planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks, and thus "[[Earth]]-like" | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘temporal, worldly, mundane’): from Latin terrestris (from terra ‘earth’)
Definitions
- b : mundane in scope or character : prosaic
- 2:a : of or relating to land as distinct from air or water <terrestrial transportation>
- b (1) : living on or in or growing from land <terrestrial plants> <terrestrial birds> (2) : of or relating to terrestrial organisms <terrestrial habits>
- 3: belonging to the class of planets that are like the earth (as in density and silicate composition) <the terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, and Mars>
See also
- Extraterrestrial
- 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 (in trees)
- 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"
