ET

Extraterrestrial, for short

ET is an abbreviation for extraterrestrial—a being from beyond Earth.

The term became iconic after the 1982 Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Do you believe in ETs?

ET also stands for Eastern Time, the time zone of the U.S.

East Coast: The broadcast airs at 8 PM ET. (Lowercase et is Latin for "and.")

alien

extraterrestrial

Being from outer space

Spielberg · silhouette · mothership · farewell · stranded · government · scientists · telekinesis · communicate · friendship

contact

SETI

Quest for cosmic signals

  • signalMessage-conveying cue
  • radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
  • telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects

transmission · search · array · Drake equation · Arecibo · message · interstellar · cosmic · communication · intelligence

initialism

extraterrestrial

Being from outer space

epithelial

timezone

Eastern Time

US Atlantic coast zone

  • ESTUTC minus five
  • EDTWarm-month zone abbreviation
  • broadcastTransmitted media signal

schedule · primetime · U.S. · East Coast

Categories
Opposites
origin/location

ETterrestrial

Relating to land

earthling · human · Earthman · Terran · earthbound

familiarity/otherness

ETnative

Originating from a place

one of us · insider · local · indigenous · neighbor

cultural representation

EThuman

Homo sapiens individual

everyman · common man

Phrases
Family

extra

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G