terrestrial
Of solid ground
Terrestrial means relating to Earth or to land as opposed to water or air.
A terrestrial planet is rocky like Earth, distinct from gas giants.
Terrestrial animals live on land rather than in water.
The word contrasts with aquatic, aerial, and celestial: terrestrial life versus life in the heavens.
In broadcasting, terrestrial refers to signals transmitted from ground-based towers rather than satellites.
Mutual mass attraction
- groundedStable and realistic
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- rootedFirmly established in place
- landlockedHaving no sea access
tethered · fixed · stationary · earthly · worldly · material · physical · corporeal
Of this world
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
- everydayOccurring each day
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
prosaic · quotidian · routine · unremarkable · pedestrian · secular · temporal · material
Earth's solid surface
- soilGround matter for planting
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
inland · continental · dryland · upland · lowland · shore · riparian · landlocked
Major ecological community
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
species · endemic · keystone · trophic · symbiosis · adaptation · decomposition · succession
Homo sapiens individual
- animalMulticellular motile organism
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- insectSix-legged invertebrate
amphibian · invertebrate · vertebrate · wildlife · creature · organism · denizen · native
Broadcast signal receiver
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
radio · signal · analog · digital · station · channel · reception · network
gravity
Mutual mass attraction
landlocked · tethered · fixed · stationary · earthly · worldly · material · physical · corporeal · terrene
earthly
Of this world
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
- everydayOccurring each day
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
ordinary · prosaic · quotidian · routine · unremarkable · pedestrian · secular · temporal · material · profane
land
Earth's solid surface
- soilGround matter for planting
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
lake · inland · continental · dryland · upland · lowland · shore · riparian · landlocked · groundwater
biome
Major ecological community
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- floraPlants of a region
fauna · species · endemic · keystone · trophic · symbiosis · adaptation · decomposition · succession · niche
human
Homo sapiens individual
- animalMulticellular motile organism
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
insect · amphibian · invertebrate · vertebrate · wildlife · creature · organism · denizen · native · endemic
antenna
Broadcast signal receiver
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
television · radio · signal · analog · digital · station · channel · reception · network · VHF
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
prairie · steppe · taiga · jungle · rainforest · grassland · wetland · meadow · woodland · scrubland
continent
Large connected landmass
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- mountainTall natural landmass
- valleyLow ground between heights
plateau · canyon · volcano · peninsula · isthmus · delta · glacier · ridge · cliff · basin
terrestrialcelestial
Of the sky above
heavenly · divine · spiritual · ethereal · supernatural
terrestrialextraterrestrial
Being from outer space
alien · celestial · cosmic · nonterrestrial · heavenly
- terrestrial mammalEarth-bound warm-blooded animal
- terrestrial planetsSolid, dense inner planets
- terrestrial radioGround-based broadcast transmission
- terrestrial globeSpherical Earth representation
extraterrestrial, extraterrestrials, terrestrials, terrestrially