- tellurian
- tel·lu·ri·an
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Tellurian — Tel*lu ri*an, a. [L. tellus, uris, the earth.] Of or pertaining to the earth. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tellurian — Tel*lu ri*an, n. 1. A dweller on the earth. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons. [Written also {tellurion}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tellurian — index mundane Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tellurian — pertaining to the earth, 1846, from L. tellus (gen. telluris) earth, from PIE root *tel ground, floor (Cf. Lith. telinat spread out, flat, Skt. talam plain, sole of the foot, O.C.S. tilo floor, Gk. telia dice board, O.Ir … Etymology dictionary
tellurian — [te loor′ēän΄, tə loor′ēän΄, te loor′ēən, tə loor′ēənte loor′ē ən, təloor′ē ən] adj. [< L tellus, gen. telluris, the earth (< IE base * telo , flat surface > THILL, DEAL3) + AN] of the earth; terrestrial n. 1. an inhabitant of the earth… … English World dictionary
Tellurian Defence — Tellurian Defense Tellurian Defense Éditeur Psygnosis Développeur Psygnosis Date de sortie 1999 Genre Combat spatial Mode de jeu Un joueur Plate forme … Wikipédia en Français
Tellurian Defense — Éditeur Psygnosis Développeur Psygnosis Date de sortie 1999 Genre Combat spatial Mode de jeu Un joueur Plate … Wikipédia en Français
Tellurian (disambiguation) — Tellurian is the word used by members of Aristasia to refer to matters related to life on Earth.ee also* Tellurion, an astronomical device * Telluria, a genus of Gram negative soil bacteria * Tellus * Terran … Wikipedia
tellurian — tellurian1 /te loor ee euhn/, adj. 1. of or characteristic of the earth or its inhabitants; terrestrial. n. 2. an inhabitant of the earth. [1840 50; < L tellur (s. of tellus) earth + IAN] tellurian2 /te loor ee euhn/, n. tellurion. * * * … Universalium
tellurian — 1. adjective a) Of or relating to, or inhabiting the Earth. b) Describing minerals containing tellurium Syn: earthly, telluric, terrene, terrestrial See … Wiktionary
tellurian — Synonyms and related words: Adamite, Adamitic, anthropocentric, anthropological, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earth, earthbound, earthling, earthly, earthy, fellow, finite, fleshly, fluvioterrestrial, frail,… … Moby Thesaurus
