1.
[syn: extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial, alien]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere;
- Example: "is there extraterrestrial life?"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
extraterrestrial \extraterrestrial\
([e^]ks`tr[.a]*t[e^]r`r[e^]s"tr[i^]*al), n.
a hypothetical form of life existing outside the Earth or its
atmosphere, especially intelligent life on other planets or
in other solar systems; as, what would you say to an
extraterrestrial?.
Syn: extraterrestrial being, alien.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
extraterrestrial \ex`tra*ter*res"tri*al\
([e^]ks`tr[.a]*t[e^]r`r[e^]s"tr[i^]*al), adj.
originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its
atmosphere; as, there is no clear evidence for
extraterrestrial life.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
extraterrestrial
adj 1: originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its
atmosphere; "is there extraterrestrial life?"
n 1: a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its
atmosphere [syn: extraterrestrial being,
extraterrestrial, alien]