terrestrial meaning and definition

TERRESTRIAL adjective

Definition of terrestrial (adjective)

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