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terrestrially |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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.
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