English-Thai Dictionary

terrestrial

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ โลก  เกี่ยวกับ พื้นดิน หรือ บน บก  earthly physical worldly kiao-kab-lok

 

terrestrial

N คนที่ อาศัย บน โลก  kon-ti-yu-ar-sai-bon-lok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TERRESTRIAL

a.[L. terrestris, from terra, the earth. ] 1. Pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; as terrestrial animals; bodies terrestrial. 1 Corinthians 15:4 .
2. Consisting of earth; as the terrestrial globe.
3. Pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary. Death puts and end to all terrestrial scenes.

 

TERRESTRIALLY

adv. After an earthly manner.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TERRESTRIAL

Ter *res "tri *al, a. Etym: [L. terrestris, from terra the earth. See Terrace. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial. " 1 Cor. xv. 4 .

 

2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. "The dark terrestrial ball. " Addison.

 

3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane. Vain labors of terrestrial wit. Spenser. A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. Young.

 

4. 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. The terrestrial parts of the globe. Woodward.

 

5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope. -- Ter *res "tri *al *ly, adv. -- Ter *res "tri *al *ness, n.

 

TERRESTRIAL

TERRESTRIAL Ter *res "tri *al, n.

 

Defn: An inhabitant of the earth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

terrestrial

ter res tri al |təˈrestrēəl, -ˈresCHəl təˈrɛstriəl | ▶adjective of, on, or relating to the earth: increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems. • denoting television broadcasting using equipment situated on the ground rather than by satellite: terrestrial and cable technology. • of or on dry land: a submarine eruption will be much more explosive than its terrestrial counterpart. • (of an animal ) living on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or aerial. • (of a plant ) growing on land or in the soil; not aquatic or epiphytic. • Astronomy (of a planet ) similar in size or composition to the earth, esp. being one of the four inner planets of our solar system. • archaic of or relating to the earth as opposed to heaven. ▶noun an inhabitant of the earth. DERIVATIVES ter res tri al ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘temporal, worldly, mundane ’): from Latin terrestris (from terra ‘earth ’) + -al .

 

terrestrial globe

ter res tri al globe ▶noun a spherical representation of the earth with a map on the surface.

 

terrestrial magnetism

ter res tri al mag net ism ▶noun the magnetic properties of the earth as a whole.

 

terrestrial telescope

ter res tri al tel e scope ▶noun a telescope that is used for observing terrestrial objects and gives an uninverted image.

 

Oxford Dictionary

terrestrial

terrestrial |təˈrɛstrɪəl | ▶adjective 1 on or relating to the earth: increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems. • denoting television broadcast using equipment situated on the ground rather than by satellite: a fifth terrestrial channel. • Astronomy (of a planet ) similar in size or composition to the earth, especially being one of the four inner planets. • archaic relating to the earth as opposed to heaven. 2 of or on dry land: a submarine eruption will be much more explosive than its terrestrial counterpart. • (of an animal ) living on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or aerial. • (of a plant ) growing on land or in the soil; not aquatic or epiphytic. ▶noun an inhabitant of the earth. DERIVATIVES terrestrially adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘temporal, worldly, mundane ’): from Latin terrestris (from terra ‘earth ’) + -al .

 

terrestrial globe

ter ¦res |trial globe ▶noun a spherical representation of the earth with a map on the surface.

 

terrestrial magnetism

ter ¦res |trial mag ¦net |ism ▶noun [ mass noun ] the magnetic properties of the earth as a whole.

 

terrestrial telescope

ter ¦res |trial tele |scope ▶noun a telescope used for observing terrestrial objects, which gives an image that is not inverted.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

terrestrial

terrestrial adjective our terrestrial existence: earthly, worldly, mundane, earthbound, land; literary sublunary.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

terrestrial

terrestrial adjective the idea of terrestrial events being driven by asteroids seems like science fiction: earthly, worldly, mundane, earthbound; rare tellurian, terrene, sublunary, subastral. ANTONYMS cosmic, heavenly.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

terrestrial

ter res tri al /təréstriəl /形容詞 比較なし 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗〘天 〙地球 (上 )の .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗〘動 植 〙陸上の, 陸生 [棲 ]の .3 ｟主に英 ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗地上波の 〈テレビ 放送など 〉.4 この世の, 現世の .名詞 C 地球に住む生物, 人間 (↔extraterrestrial ).～ly 副詞