terrestrial

US: /tɝˈɛstɹiəɫ/
UK: /təɹˈɛstɹɪəl/


English Vietnamese dictionary


terrestrial /ti'restriəl/
  • tính từ
    • (thuộc) đất, (thuộc) trái đất
    • ở trên mặt đất, ở thế gian
    • (động vật học) ở cạn, sống trên mặt đất

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 (technical) (of animals and plants) living on the land or on the ground, rather than in water, in trees or in the air: terrestrial species / animals / plants + a terrestrial habitat
2 connected with the planet Earth: terrestrial life
Compare: CELESTIAL, EXTRATERRESTRIAL
3 (of television and broadcasting systems) operating on earth rather than from a SATELLITE

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
1 earthly, earthbound, worldly, terrene, tellurian or telluric, global, sublunary, subastral; mundane:
He insists that we tackle our terrestrial problems before spending a fortune on space travel.
n.
2 earth-man, earth-woman, earth-person, earthling, mortal, human:
My experiences are beyond the imaginations of you mere terrestrials.

Concise English dictionary


tɪ'restrɪəl
adj.
+of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
+of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
+operating or living or growing on land
+concerned with the world or worldly matters
+of this earth