tellurian
adjective
tel·lu·ri·an
| \ tə̇|ˈu̇rēən, te|, |lˈyu̇-\
Definition of tellurian
(Entry 1 of 3)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the earth
the newly discovered tellurian genus— T. H. Huxley great collective forces of instinct, resentment and tellurian inspiration— Jacques Maritain
tellurian
noun (1)
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plural -s
Definition of tellurian (Entry 2 of 3)
: a dweller on the earth
tellurian
noun (2)
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variants:
or tellurion \ " \
plural -s
Definition of tellurian (Entry 3 of 3)
: an apparatus to illustrate the causation of day and night by the rotation of the earth on its axis and the dependence of the seasons on the sun's declination
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