1.
[syn: mundanely, terrestrially]
2. to a land environment;
- Example: "terrestrially adapted"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Terrestrial \Ter*res"tri*al\, a. [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. 40.
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2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a
terrestrial globe. "The dark terrestrial ball." --Addison.
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3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state;
sublunary; mundane.
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Vain labors of terrestrial wit. --Spenser.
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A genius bright and base,
Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. --Young.
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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.
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The terrestrial parts of the globe. --Woodward.
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5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the
earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an
astronomical telescope.
[1913 Webster] -- Ter*res"tri*al*ly, adv. --
Ter*res"tri*al*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
terrestrially
adv 1: in a worldly manner; "terrestrially changeable" [syn:
mundanely, terrestrially]
2: to a land environment; "terrestrially adapted"