terrestrial

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A ground-dwelling plant.
2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Terrestrial (“Inhabitant of Earth”).

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly.
2. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or composed of land.
3. (not-comparable) Living or growing in or on land (as opposed to other habitat); not aquatic, etc.
4. (not-comparable) Of a planet, being composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals; see also terrestrial planet.
5. (not-comparable) Concerned with the world or worldly matters.
6. (Mormonism, not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the second highest degree of glory.
7. (not-comparable) Broadcast using radio waves as opposed to satellite or cable.

Sinonieme

earthly

mundane

sublunar

worldly

planetary

telluric

tellurian

sublunary

terrene

earthen

land

earth

earthy

overland

temporal

land-living

physical

terricolous

unconsecrated

wordly

human

earth dweller

earthling

being in the earth

relating to the earth

secular

Vertalings

terrestre

terrestre

terrestre

terrestre

terreno

irdisch

terrestre

aards

terrestrisch

γήινος

weltlich

aarden

mundano

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/təˈɹɛstɹi.əl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: terrestrialle

In summary

From Middle English terrestrialle, from terrestre or Latin terrestris, from terra (“land, earth, ground”), with the suffix -al.