- Terrestrially
- 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.
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2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. ``The dark terrestrial ball.'' --Addison. [1913 Webster]
3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane. [1913 Webster]
Vain labors of terrestrial wit. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. --Young. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
The terrestrial parts of the globe. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope. [1913 Webster] -- {Ter*res"tri*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ter*res"tri*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
