terrestrial
/tɪˈɹɛstɹɪ.əl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A ground-dwelling plant.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Terrestrial (“Inhabitant of Earth”).
adj
Of or relating to the Earth or its (native) inhabitants.
adj
Of, relating to, or composed of land or earth, as contrasted with bodies of water, with wetlands viewed as semiaquatic environs, or with aerial or space environs.
adj
Living or growing in or on land (as opposed to other habitats or substrates).
adj
Being composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals, as contrasted with gases, liquified gases, and dust.
adj
Of or pertaining to the second highest degree of glory.
Example Sentences
- "It will be manifest that natural scenery must present many beautiful varieties of effect altogether unfamiliar to us terrestrials, who know of no colours in scenery except those inherent in the objects themselves which form the landscape."
- "Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field."
- "Near-synonyms: land (attributive), landbased, landly"
- "quoted in 2022, C. F. G. Clark, The Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country […] yet this stone [Cannock] is so Sulphurious and Terrestrial, not fit to make Iron; […]"
- "Microorganisms are the Cinderellas of terrestrial ecology — the majority of the Earth's biomass, yet barely catalogued."
- "a terrestrial plant"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tɪˈɹɛstɹɪ.əl/
- British English: /tɪˈɹɛstɹɪ.əl/