Definition of terrestrial Terrestrial

/tɚɛˈstɹiʌl/ - [terestreeul] - ter•res•tri•al

We found 22 definitions of terrestrial from 6 different sources.

What does terrestrial mean?

Adjective
terrestrial - operating or living or growing on land
		amphibious operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals"
		aquatic operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"
		onshore on the edge of the land; "an onshore lighthouse"
terrestrial - of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
		tellurian, telluric, terrene
terrestrial - concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
		mundane
		worldly, secular, temporal characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
terrestrial - of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball"
		planetary
terrestrial - of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"
		sublunar, sublunary

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terrestrial (Noun)
An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
terrestrial (Noun)
A ground-dwelling plant.
terrestrial (Adjective)
Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants.
terrestrial (Adjective)
Of, relating to, or composed of land.
terrestrial (Adjective)
Living or growing in or on land as opposed to other habitat; not aquatic, etc.
terrestrial (Adjective)
Of a planet, being composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals; see also terrestrial planet .
terrestrial (Adjective)
Concerned with the world or worldly matters.
terrestrial (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the second highest degree of glory .

terrestrial (a.)
Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.
terrestrial (a.)
Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe.
terrestrial (a.)
Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane.
terrestrial (a.)
Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents.
terrestrial (a.)
Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.
terrestrial (n.)
An inhabitant of the earth.

terrestrial
te-res′tri-al, adj. pertaining to, or existing on, the earth: earthly: living on the ground: representing the earth.—adv. Terres′trially.—n. Terres′trialness.—adj. Terres′trious, terrestrial. [L. terrestris—terra, the earth.]