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1. terrestrial
adjective. ['tɝˈɛstriːəl'] of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air.
Antonyms
Etymology
- terrestris (Latin)
- terra (Latin)
Rhymes with Terrestrial Planet
- granite
- granat
- manatt
- janet
Sentences with terrestrial-planet
1. Noun Phrase
When the heavier, rockier material begins to collide, it forms dense, rocky planets called terrestrial planets.
2. Noun Phrase
The primordial nebula theory is not complete and doesn't explain how the terrestrial planets formed atmospheres.
2. terrestrial
adjective. ['tɝˈɛstriːəl'] of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants.
Antonyms
Etymology
- terrestris (Latin)
- terra (Latin)
3. terrestrial
adjective. ['tɝˈɛstriːəl'] operating or living or growing on land.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- terrestris (Latin)
- terra (Latin)
4. terrestrial
adjective. ['tɝˈɛstriːəl'] concerned with the world or worldly matters.
Etymology
- terrestris (Latin)
- terra (Latin)
6. planet
noun. ['ˈplænət'] (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction.
Synonyms
Etymology
- planete (Middle English (1100-1500))
- planeta (Old English (ca. 450-1100))