Terrestrial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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; - L.C.Eiseley

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɚɹˈɛstɹɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/təɹˈɛstɹɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/təɹˈɛstɹɪəl/

3 syllables Say it as /tɚɹˈɛstɹɪəl/.

Examples

planetary rumblings and eructations
the planetary tilt
this terrestrial ball

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

planetary telluric tellurian sublunar sublunary mundane terrene

Antonyms

amphibious aquatic

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; - L.C.Eiseley “planetary rumblings and eructations”
adjective	operating or living or growing on land
adjective	concerned with the world or worldly matters “mundane affairs”
adjective	of this earth “transcendental motives for sublunary actions”

Word Forms

mundaneness

noun

the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

terrestrisch

von oder in Bezug auf oder Bewohnen des Landes im Gegensatz zum Meer oder der Luft

🇫🇷French

terrestre

de ou se rapportant à ou habitant la terre par opposition à la mer ou à l'air

🇪🇸Spanish

terrestre

de o relacionado con o habitando la tierra a diferencia del mar o el aire

🇮🇹Italian

terrestre

di o relativo a o che abita la terra in contrapposizione al mare o all'aria

🇳🇱Dutch

aards

van of betrekking hebbend op of het land bewonen, in tegenstelling tot de zee of de lucht

🇵🇹Portuguese

terrestre

de, relacionado ou habitando a terra em oposição ao mar ou ao ar

🇷🇺Russian

земной

относящийся к земле или населяющий ее в отличие от моря или воздуха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लौकिक

समुद्र या वायु के विपरीत भूमि से संबंधित या निवास करने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থলজ

সমুদ্র বা বায়ুর বিপরীতে জমির সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা বসবাসকারী

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலப்பரப்பு

கடல் அல்லது காற்றுக்கு மாறாக நிலத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது வசிப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

భూసంబంధమైన

సముద్రం లేదా గాలికి విరుద్ధంగా భూమికి సంబంధించినది లేదా నివసించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थलीय

समुद्र किंवा हवेच्या विरूद्ध भूमीशी संबंधित किंवा राहणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાર્થિવ

સમુદ્ર અથવા હવાના વિરોધમાં જમીન સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા તેમાં વસવાટ કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭೂಮಂಡಲದ

ಸಮುದ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಳಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ವಾಸಿಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭൗമ

കടലിലോ വായുവിനോ വിരുദ്ധമായി ഭൂമിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ വസിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਮੀਨੀ

ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਜਾਂ ਹਵਾ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਸਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

زمینی

سمندر یا ہوا کے برخلاف زمین کا یا اس سے متعلق یا اس میں آباد ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

陆地的

属于陆地或与陆地有关或居住在陆地上，而不是海洋或空中

🇯🇵Japanese

地上波

海や空とは対照的に、陸の、陸に関する、または陸に生息する

🇰🇷Korean

지구의

바다나 공중이 아닌 육지와 관련되거나 육지에 거주

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trên cạn

thuộc, liên quan đến hoặc sinh sống trên đất liền trái ngược với biển hoặc không khí

🇹🇭Thai

บนบก

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรืออาศัยอยู่ในที่ดินซึ่งตรงกันข้ามกับทะเลหรือทางอากาศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terestrial

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau mendiami daratan dibandingkan dengan laut atau udara

🇵🇭Filipino

panlupa

ng o nauugnay sa o naninirahan sa lupain na taliwas sa dagat o hangin

🇲🇾Malay

daratan

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau mendiami daratan berbanding dengan laut atau udara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأرضية

من أو المتعلقة أو يسكنون الأرض بدلا من البحر أو الهواء

🇮🇷Persian

زمینی

مربوط به یا مربوط به یا ساکن زمین بر خلاف دریا یا هوا

🇹🇷Turkish

karasal

Deniz veya havanın aksine karada veya karada yaşıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

יַבַּשׁתִי

של או הקשורים או מאכלסים את היבשה בניגוד לים או לאוויר

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