terrestrial


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terrestrial
adj. of or relating to land (as opposed to water), earthly; of or pertaining or relating to the earth or its occupants; of this world, temporal, mundane

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Terrestrial
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth.

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terrestrial

Adjective
1. of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
(synonym) tellurian, telluric, terrene
(pertainym) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
2. 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"
(synonym) planetary
(pertainym) Earth, world, globe
3. operating or living or growing on land
(synonym) land(a)
(antonym) amphibious
4. concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
(synonym) mundane
(similar) worldly
5. of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"
(synonym) sublunar, sublunary
(similar) earthly


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terrestrial
příd.jm. suchozemský; zemský; pozemní

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terrestrial
Przym. lądowy; naziemny