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tellurian |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tellurian \Tel*lu"ri*an\, a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth.] Of or pertaining to the earth. --De Quincey. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tellurian \Tel*lu"ri*an\, n. 1. A dweller on the earth. --De Quincey. 2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons. [Written also {tellurion}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tellurian adj : of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: {telluric}, {terrestrial}, {terrene}] n : an inhabitant of the earth [syn: {earthling}, {earthman}]
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