terrestrial Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
telluric; tellurian; terrene.
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
planetary.
- planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley
- the planetary tilt
- this terrestrial ball
adjective operating or living or growing on land
adjective satellite concerned with the world or worldly matters
mundane.
- mundane affairs
- he developed an immense terrestrial practicality
adjective satellite of this earth
sublunar; sublunary.
- transcendental motives for sublunary actions
- fleeting sublunary pleasures
- the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball

L. terrestris, from terra the earth. See Terrace.

Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial." 1 Cor. xv. 40.
Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. "The dark terrestrial ball." Addison.
Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane.
Vain labors of terrestrial wit. Spenser.

A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. Young.
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.
The terrestrial parts of the globe. Woodward.
Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope. -- Ter*res"tri*al*ly, adv. -- Ter*res"tri*al*ness, n.