Telluric
[te'ljuәrik]
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium .
Typed by Bartholdi--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth.
(a.) Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived from, or resembling, tellurium; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with tellurous compounds; as, telluric acid, which is analogous to sulphuric acid.
Typist: Waldo
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Terrestrial, earthly.
Edited by Adrian
Examples
- Under the incessant slow variations of these astronomical, telluric, and geographical influences life has no rest. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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