English Explanatory Dictionary

tellurian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the earth; (specifically, chiefly science fiction) inhabiting planet Earth as opposed to other planets.
  2. Of a planet, being composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals; see also terrestrial planet.
  3. Of a mineral: containing tellurium.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of tellurion (“instrument used to show how the rotation of the Earth on its axis and its orbit around the Sun cause day and night and the seasons”).
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Tellurian (“inhabitant of the planet Earth”).
noun
  1. An inhabitant of the Earth.

Pronunciation

/tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ən/ /tɪ-/ /-ˈljɔː-/ En-uk-tellurian.oga /tɛˈl(j)ʊ.ɹi.ən/ /tə-/ [tʰəˈlɝː.iː.ɨ̃n]

Word forms

tellurian tellurians

Etymology

From Latin tellūs (“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”), + -ian (suffix meaning "from, related to, or like" when forming an adjective, or "one from, belonging to, relating to, or like" when forming a noun).

Synonyms

earthly telluric terrene terrestrial Earthling Gaian Terran Earthan Earther Earthian Earthican Earthie Earthlet Earthperson Earthsider Tellurian Terrestrian

Antonyms

alien extraterrestrial ET little green man LGM xenomorph

Related words

tellarium tellurate telluratian telluric telluride tellurion telluritian tellurium tellurometer tellurous
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