telluric
1of or relating to the earth; terrestrial.
of or proceeding from the earth or soil.
Origin of telluric
1Words Nearby telluric
Other definitions for telluric (2 of 2)
Origin of telluric
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use telluric in a sentence
Was the phenomenon of telluric origin—Etna or an earthquake?
Castellinaria | Henry Festing JonesThe nitric acid used should be free from hydrochloric, sulphuric, iodic and telluric acids.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringertelluric acid is reduced to tellurous (with evolution of chlorine) on boiling with hydrochloric acid.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerBut the theory of telluric origin of aerolites was by no means so easily disposed of.
A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5) | Henry Smith WilliamsIn China, the hare is viewed as a telluric genius in one province, and everywhere as a divine animal.
British Goblins | Wirt Sikes
British Dictionary definitions for telluric (1 of 2)
/ (tɛˈlʊərɪk) /
of, relating to, or originating on or in the earth or soil; terrestrial, esp in reference to natural electrical or magnetic fields
astronomy (of spectral lines or bands) observed in the spectra of celestial objects and caused by oxygen, water vapour, and carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere
Origin of telluric
1British Dictionary definitions for telluric (2 of 2)
/ (tɛˈlʊərɪk) /
of or containing tellurium, esp in a high valence state
Origin of telluric
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse