Terrestrial
adjective
Related to the planet Earth.
We live in a terrestrial environment.
Often appears as...
- terrestrial planet
- terrestrial animal
adjective
Related to land as opposed to air or water.
Dolphins are aquatic creatures, while lions are terrestrial.
Often appears as...
- terrestrial ecosystem
- terrestrial species
adjective
Concerning the land on the Earth that is not covered by water.
Terrestrial biodiversity is often in regions of high vegetation, like rainforests.
Often appears as...
- terrestrial organisms
- terrestrial biomes
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Academic
adjective
Referring to radio or television systems that use signals transmitted or received through the Earth's atmosphere.
Many people still watch terrestrial television.
Often appears as...
- terrestrial broadcast
- terrestrial network
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Technical
adjective
Related to the planet Earth.
We live in a terrestrial environment.
Often appears as...
- terrestrial planet
- terrestrial animal
adjective
Related to land as opposed to air or water.
Dolphins are aquatic creatures, while lions are terrestrial.
Often appears as...
- terrestrial ecosystem
- terrestrial species
adjective
Concerning the land on the Earth that is not covered by water.
Terrestrial biodiversity is often in regions of high vegetation, like rainforests.
Often appears as...
- terrestrial organisms
- terrestrial biomes
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Referring to radio or television systems that use signals transmitted or received through the Earth's atmosphere.
Many people still watch terrestrial television.
Often appears as...
- terrestrial broadcast
- terrestrial network
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Not Outer Space
Use 'terrestrial' to specify Earth, distinguishing from extraterrestrial, which means outer space-related.
Scientists search for terrestrial and extraterrestrial life forms.
Pro Tip 2/2No Astronomy
Don't confuse with astronomical terms; 'terrestrial' refers to earthly matters, not space or celestial bodies.
The research focuses on terrestrial climate patterns.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Outer Space
Use 'terrestrial' to specify Earth, distinguishing from extraterrestrial, which means outer space-related.
Scientists search for terrestrial and extraterrestrial life forms.
Pro Tip 2/2No Astronomy
Don't confuse with astronomical terms; 'terrestrial' refers to earthly matters, not space or celestial bodies.
The research focuses on terrestrial climate patterns.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Outer Space
Use 'terrestrial' to specify Earth, distinguishing from extraterrestrial, which means outer space-related.
Scientists search for terrestrial and extraterrestrial life forms.
Pro Tip 2/2No Astronomy
Don't confuse with astronomical terms; 'terrestrial' refers to earthly matters, not space or celestial bodies.
The research focuses on terrestrial climate patterns.
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Brian Skerry reveals...
and somebody orders a chicken, and we know what a chicken is, but when they're eating bluefin sushi, do they have any sense of the magnificent animal that they're consuming? These are the lions and tigers of the sea. In reality, these animals have no terrestrial counterpart; they're unique in the world. These are animals that can practically swim
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Illegal Marijuana Farms...
That's what these suspects constantly reiterate. I get rid of wildlife by poisoning them multi-year contamination of soil poisoning terrestrial wildlife poisoning avian wildlife I Would ask any conservationist if that was occurring in an impacting threatened endangered or sensitive species?
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Solar System Exploration:...
think about sustainability and sustaining the ability to have life for for billions of years and I think by studying Mars and other terrestrial planets is we we take steps toward figuring out how planets work we have we have one data point here on earth to test our physics and our
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The wild sex lives of...
For many terrestrial animals, reproduction is usually only possible internally, with organs that resemble the moist ocean environment. This restriction may cause us to see only one facet of sex, but a brief tour of marine life shows us just how diverse sex really is.
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phones the signal will be offered to all terrestrial broadcasters on the continent free-to-air mainly because we never get paid by the moon if we did build them revenues will come from advertising global satellite subscriptions sponsored programming and
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Here, Cutting Down...
people store more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet so for that they are very important for the global climate regulation the peatland should not have trees on them the trees and the drainage ditches that have been
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Mars 101 PIPE National...
terrestrial cousin Mars is dense and has a rocky composition at the center of the planet is a core made of iron nickel and sulphur which may have created a protective magnetic field during Mars's earlier years enveloping the core is a
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
the world are terrestrial and will only head to water to drink but due to the lack of this upper scoot the leopard tortoise has the ability to raise its head I will often be seen taking a dip during the heat of the day South Africa
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Journey into the Deep...
that the diversity of life in the ocean is like no terrestrial place on earth biodiversity is the collection of life in all its shapes and forms
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A Moment in The Sun PIPE...
a cold desert world together they form the only rocky so-called terrestrial planets in the
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Brian Skerry reveals...
and somebody orders a chicken, and we know what a chicken is, but when they're eating bluefin sushi, do they have any sense of the magnificent animal that they're consuming? These are the lions and tigers of the sea. In reality, these animals have no terrestrial counterpart; they're unique in the world. These are animals that can practically swim
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Illegal Marijuana Farms...
That's what these suspects constantly reiterate. I get rid of wildlife by poisoning them multi-year contamination of soil poisoning terrestrial wildlife poisoning avian wildlife I Would ask any conservationist if that was occurring in an impacting threatened endangered or sensitive species?
Video examples
Solar System Exploration:...
think about sustainability and sustaining the ability to have life for for billions of years and I think by studying Mars and other terrestrial planets is we we take steps toward figuring out how planets work we have we have one data point here on earth to test our physics and our
Video examples
The wild sex lives of...
For many terrestrial animals, reproduction is usually only possible internally, with organs that resemble the moist ocean environment. This restriction may cause us to see only one facet of sex, but a brief tour of marine life shows us just how diverse sex really is.
Video examples
Depicting new images of...
phones the signal will be offered to all terrestrial broadcasters on the continent free-to-air mainly because we never get paid by the moon if we did build them revenues will come from advertising global satellite subscriptions sponsored programming and
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Here, Cutting Down...
people store more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet so for that they are very important for the global climate regulation the peatland should not have trees on them the trees and the drainage ditches that have been
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Mars 101 PIPE National...
terrestrial cousin Mars is dense and has a rocky composition at the center of the planet is a core made of iron nickel and sulphur which may have created a protective magnetic field during Mars's earlier years enveloping the core is a
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
the world are terrestrial and will only head to water to drink but due to the lack of this upper scoot the leopard tortoise has the ability to raise its head I will often be seen taking a dip during the heat of the day South Africa
Video examples
Journey into the Deep...
that the diversity of life in the ocean is like no terrestrial place on earth biodiversity is the collection of life in all its shapes and forms
Video examples
A Moment in The Sun PIPE...
a cold desert world together they form the only rocky so-called terrestrial planets in the
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Amanda Donohoe
English Actress
I think the joy of any soap opera is it is always there. You are allowed into this world for a little while and it's safe in that you are watching other people go through some troubles rather than yourself. It's there every night, and there is something special about that sort of terrestrial television experience for a mass audience.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
It seems to me that terrestrial beings, as they become more autonomous, psychologically richer, shut themselves up in a way against one another, and at the same time gradually become strangers to the cosmic environment and currents, impenetrable to one another, and incapable of exteriorizing themselves.
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Paul Davies
British Writer
The vast majority of terrestrial species are in fact microbes, and scientists have only begun scratching the surface of the microbial realm. It is entirely possible that examples of life as we don't know it have so far been overlooked.
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Alan Stern
American Scientist
Just speaking for myself, I think the return of people to the Moon has a lot to offer for understanding the formation and evolution of terrestrial worlds; so would the exploration of near-Earth asteroids by people.
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Scott Borchetta
American Businessman
So much time and attention has been spent on streaming that we've really gotten away from some of the things that we could have, energywise, put into working together with radio more closely for terrestrial.
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George Monbiot
British Writer
Farming and fishing are the major causes of the collapse of both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Meat - consumed in greater quantities by the rich than by the poor - is the strongest cause of all.
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Jules Verne
French Author
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see.
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Ogden Nash
American Poet
There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.
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Amanda Donohoe
English Actress
I think the joy of any soap opera is it is always there. You are allowed into this world for a little while and it's safe in that you are watching other people go through some troubles rather than yourself. It's there every night, and there is something special about that sort of terrestrial television experience for a mass audience.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
It seems to me that terrestrial beings, as they become more autonomous, psychologically richer, shut themselves up in a way against one another, and at the same time gradually become strangers to the cosmic environment and currents, impenetrable to one another, and incapable of exteriorizing themselves.
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Paul Davies
British Writer
The vast majority of terrestrial species are in fact microbes, and scientists have only begun scratching the surface of the microbial realm. It is entirely possible that examples of life as we don't know it have so far been overlooked.
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Alan Stern
American Scientist
Just speaking for myself, I think the return of people to the Moon has a lot to offer for understanding the formation and evolution of terrestrial worlds; so would the exploration of near-Earth asteroids by people.
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Scott Borchetta
American Businessman
So much time and attention has been spent on streaming that we've really gotten away from some of the things that we could have, energywise, put into working together with radio more closely for terrestrial.
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George Monbiot
British Writer
Farming and fishing are the major causes of the collapse of both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Meat - consumed in greater quantities by the rich than by the poor - is the strongest cause of all.
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Jules Verne
French Author
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see.
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Ogden Nash
American Poet
There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.
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