tel·lu·ri·an
tə̇|ˈu̇rēən,
te|,
|lˈyu̇-
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the earth
the newly discovered tellurian genus—
T. H. Huxley
T. H. Huxleygreat collective forces of instinct, resentment and tellurian inspiration—Jacques Maritain
Jacques Maritain"
variants
or tellurion
"
plural -s
: an apparatus to illustrate the causation of day and night by the rotation of the earth on its axis and the dependence of the seasons on the sun's declination
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“Tellurian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tellurian. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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