Tellus

American  

[tel-uhs] / ˈtɛl əs /

noun

Classical Mythology

1. an ancient Roman goddess of the earth, marriage, and fertility, identified with the Greek goddess Gaia.

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Tellus British  

/ ˈtɛləs /

noun

1. the Roman goddess of the earth; protectress of marriage, fertility, and the dead

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Etymology

Origin of Tellus

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin tellūs “earth, the earth”

Example Sentences

Diaz had four dual-port chargers made by Tellus Power Green up and running in under a year.

From Reuters • Apr. 17, 2023

At a listing ceremony on Thursday, Novo Tellus Alpha Acquisition Chief Executive Loke Wai San said structural change in supply chain trends would benefit industrial and technology companies in the region.

From Reuters • Jan. 27, 2022

Sponsored by Novo Tellus PE Fund 2, the IPO secured 13 cornerstone investors, including Malaysia’s Affin Hwang Asset Management Bhd and an indirect, fully owned subsidiary of Temasek.

From Reuters • Jan. 27, 2022

“We would be looking at companies in the S$500 million to S$1 billion range,” Loke, also the CEO of Novo Tellus, told Reuters last week.

From Reuters • Jan. 27, 2022

Mentally, he was far from Tellus, flitting in his super-dreadnaught through parsec after parsec of vacuous space.

From Triplanetary by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)