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• ter|res´tri|al|ly — ter|res|tri|al «tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the earth, not of the heavens; having to do with the earth: »this terrestrial globe. 2. of the land, not water: »Islands and continents make up the terrestrial parts of the earth. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

• ter|res|tri|al — «tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the earth, not of the heavens; having to do with the earth: »this terrestrial globe. 2. of the land, not water: »Islands and continents make up the terrestrial parts of the earth. 3. living on the …   Useful english dictionary

• ex´tra|ter|res´tri|al|ly — ex|tra|ter|res|tri|al «EHKS truh tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. outside or originating away from the earth and its atmosphere: »extraterrestrial radiations. –n. a creature from another planet: »…widespread popular interest in the… …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|tra|ter|res|tri|al — «EHKS truh tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. outside or originating away from the earth and its atmosphere: »extraterrestrial radiations. –n. a creature from another planet: »…widespread popular interest in the possibility of contact… …   Useful english dictionary

• cir|cum|ter|res|tri|al — «SUR kuhm tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. surrounding or revolving about the earth: »circumterrestrial space, a circumterrestrial satellite …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|ter|res|tri|al — «EHKS tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. = extraterrestrial. (Cf. ↑extraterrestrial) …   Useful english dictionary

• flu|vi|o|ter|res|tri|al — «FLOO vee oh tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. having to do with the land surface of the earth a its fresh waters …   Useful english dictionary

• sem|i|ter|res|tri|al — «SEHM ee tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. partly terrestrial: »Gorillas, equally semiterrestrial... (Atlantic) …   Useful english dictionary

• sub|ter|res|tri|al — «SUHB tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. underground; subterranean …   Useful english dictionary

• su|per|ter|res|tri|al — «SOO puhr tuh REHS tree uhl», adjective. = superterranean. (Cf. ↑superterranean) …   Useful english dictionary