tellurian

adjective · nounB2

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Tính từ

adjective

1.
(formal, literary, not comparable)(formal or literary) Of or relating to the earth; (specifically, chiefly science fiction) inhabiting planet Earth as opposed to other planets.
Đồng nghĩa: earthly, telluric, terrene, terrestrial
2.
(not comparable)(astronomy) Of a planet, being composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals; see also terrestrial planet.
3.
(not comparable)(mineralogy) Of a mineral: containing tellurium.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

tellurians

1.
(alt of, alternative, historical)(astronomy, historical) Alternative spelling of tellurion (“instrument used to show how the rotation of the Earth on its axis and its orbit around the Sun cause day and night and the seasons”).
2.
(alt of)(chiefly science fiction) Alternative letter-case form of Tellurian (“inhabitant of the planet Earth”).

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Đồng nghĩa

earthly telluric terrene terrestrial

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Latin tellūs (earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (ground, bottom), -ian.