telluric
pronunciation
How to pronounce telluric in British English:
UK [te'ljʊərɪk]
How to pronounce telluric in American English:
US [te'lʊrɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium
- of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
Word Origin
- telluric (adj.)
- 1800, "containing tellurium;" 1836, "pertaining to Earth as a planet;" 1842, "pertaining to or proceeding from the earth;" the last two senses from Latin tellus, tellum (genitive telluris) "earth, the earth" (see tellurian) + -ic.
Example
- 1. We have lived too long in the telluric cavern .
- 2. Using the uniform telluric model in combination with hydrogeologic data , the authors preliminarily delineated the freshwater area , transitional type water area , salt water area and bitter water area as well as spring lake .