telluric
Pertaining to ground
Telluric means of or relating to the earth.
In geology and chemistry, it describes phenomena originating from the earth itself: telluric currents are natural electrical currents flowing through the ground.
The word also relates to the element tellurium.
More broadly, telluric can mean earthly as opposed to celestial: telluric concerns versus cosmic ones.
Force zone around magnets
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- auroraAtmospheric light display
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
- geomagneticOf Earth's magnetic properties
polarity · declination · flux · dipole · solar wind · ionosphere · inversion · secular variation
Relating to land
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
- earthboundConfined to terra firma
- corporealHaving physical existence
material · physical · mortal · temporal · secular · prosaic · tangible · concrete
Of crustal forces
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- crustHard outer layer
- mantleCovering or wrap
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
strata · fault · rift · volcanic · igneous · sedimentary · metamorphic · basalt
Metal-bearing rock
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- silicateOxygen-bound crystal compound
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- feldsparSilicate mineral group
mica · sulfide · oxide · crystal · vein · lode · gemstone · mining
Solid surface underfoot
- electrodeConductive interface point
- resistivityMaterial's inherent current opposition
- conductivityAbility to carry current
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
magnetic field
Force zone around magnets
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- auroraAtmospheric light display
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
geomagnetic · polarity · declination · flux · dipole · solar wind · ionosphere · inversion · secular variation · anomaly
terrestrial
Relating to land
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
- earthboundConfined to terra firma
corporeal · material · physical · mortal · temporal · secular · prosaic · tangible · concrete · chthonic
tectonic
Of crustal forces
lithosphere · strata · fault · rift · volcanic · igneous · sedimentary · metamorphic · basalt · granite
ore
Metal-bearing rock
feldspar · mica · sulfide · oxide · crystal · vein · lode · gemstone · mining · extraction
ground
Solid surface underfoot
- electrodeConductive interface point
- resistivityMaterial's inherent current opposition
- conductivityAbility to carry current
prospecting · surveying · subsurface · exploration · electromagnetic
- earth loreearth spirits, earth goddess, Mother Earth, Gaia, sacred earth
- worldlyworldly, cosmopolitan, globe-trotter, globetrotter, world traveler
telluriccelestial
Of the sky above
extraterrestrial · heavenly · cosmic · stellar · astral
telluricspiritual
Relating to the soul
transcendent · divine · otherworldly · ethereal · immaterial