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Definition of Terrestrial

Terrestrial Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane. 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. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope. An inhabitant of the earth. Related Definitions: Adapted, An, And, As, Astronomical, Belonging, Consisting, Distinction, Earth, Earthly, Existing, For, From, Globe, Ground, In, Inhabitant, Inhabiting, Land, Like, Mundane, Observation, Of, On, Or, Pertaining, Present, State, Sublunary, Telescope, Terrestrial, The, To, Water, World

Terrestrial Quotations It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see. Samuel Johnson There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all. Ogden Nash Secondly, the nature of the revolutions which have altered the surface of the earth must have had a more decisive effect on the terrestrial quadrupeds than on the marine animals. George Cuvier The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. Jules Verne To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking

Terrestrial Translations terrestrial in Dutch is aards terrestrial in French is terrestre terrestrial in German is irdisch, irdisch, weltlich, Erd... terrestrial in Italian is terreno terrestrial in Spanish is terrenal, terrestre terrestrial in Swedish is jordisk

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