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telluric
1[ te-loor-ik ]
adjective
- of or relating to the earth; terrestrial.
- of or proceeding from the earth or soil.
telluric
1/ tɛˈlʊərɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, or originating on or in the earth or soil; terrestrial, esp in reference to natural electrical or magnetic fields
- astronomy (of spectral lines or bands) observed in the spectra of celestial objects and caused by oxygen, water vapour, and carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere
telluric
2/ tɛˈlʊərɪk /
adjective
- of or containing tellurium, esp in a high valence state
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Example Sentences
Was the phenomenon of telluric origin—Etna or an earthquake?
The nitric acid used should be free from hydrochloric, sulphuric, iodic and telluric acids.
Telluric acid is reduced to tellurous (with evolution of chlorine) on boiling with hydrochloric acid.
But the theory of telluric origin of aerolites was by no means so easily disposed of.
In China, the hare is viewed as a telluric genius in one province, and everywhere as a divine animal.
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