Terran

American  

[ter-uhn] / ˈtɛr ən /

adjective

1. (in science fiction) relating to, inhabiting, or originating from Earth.

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noun

Terrans plural

1. (in science fiction) a native or inhabitant of Earth.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• non-Terran
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Terrans
  plural

Example Sentences

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Terran Terrans

His company, Terran, is testing a machine to build 3D-printed homes out of dirt and clay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

"It was a lot better to just put those resources into Terran R because that's going to be a way-more-profitable way to allocate the team that we have," Ellis said.

From Reuters ● Apr. 17, 2023

At 110 feet tall, Terran 1 fell into this “small launch” category, and is planned as a precursor for a much larger, reusable launcher, Terran R, which the company hopes to begin testing soon.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2023

The company says it has a host of customers, including NASA, waiting for launches on its Terran 1 rocket.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023

The period of rotation is 23.08 Terran Standard Hours: the Gethenian year contains 364 days.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Like asking Terrans why all our vehicles must go so fast; we answer “Why not?”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Terrans tend to feel they’ve got to get ahead, make progress.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Even at a distance the Terrans looked disturbingly alike, and when they got closer I could see that they were identical twins.

From Problem on Balak by Aycock, Roger D.

Back to Little Texas for the Terrans and back to the swamps for the Narakans.

From Narakan Rifles, About Face! by Smith, Jan

The Narakans glided along on their bare, webbed feet and the Terrans pushed along on snowshoe-like glides attached to their boots.

From Narakan Rifles, About Face! by Smith, Jan