adj
telluric
Telluric (adj) means relating to the Earth; earthly.
adj
1
Relating to the Earth; earthly.
"My sister always says she loves novels where you feel an elemental strength, primordial, telluric."
— Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (1981)
2
(chemistry) Containing tellurium at a lower valency than a tellurous compound does.
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Etymology
A borrowing of French tellurique, from Latin tellus (“earth; earthy”) and Tellus (“Earth, Gaia”) and -ique (forming adjectives). Subsequently also from tellurium, originally in telluric oxide from German Telluroxyd.
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What is the meaning of telluric?
"telluric" (adj) means relating to the Earth; earthly.
What is another word for telluric?
Other words for "telluric" include tellurian, terrestrial, terrene.
What are the different meanings of telluric?
"telluric" has 2 main meanings: 1. Relating to the Earth; earthly; 2. (chemistry) Containing tellurium at a lower valency than a tellurous compound does.
