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Synonyms for telluric

Grammar : Adj
Spell : te-loo r-ik
Phonetic Transcription : tɛˈlʊər ɪk

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Définition of telluric

Origin :
  • "pertaining to Earth as a planet," 1836, from Latin tellurem "the earth" (see tellurian) + -ic.
  • adj earthly
Example sentences :
  • Was the phenomenon of telluric origin—Etna or an earthquake?
  • Extract from : « Castellinaria » by Henry Festing Jones
  • Well, we are here in the stronghold of these telluric forces.
  • Extract from : « Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 » by Various
  • I have heard it ascribed to “telluric influence,” but that is a wide and vague expression.
  • Extract from : « The Inhabitants of the Philippines » by Frederic H. Sawyer
  • Although it has but a feeble attraction for bases, telluric acid forms salts which are called tellurates.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • This telluric anhydride (TeO3) is entirely insoluble in water, nitric and hydrochloric acids, and alkaline solutions.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Ethiopian "telluric" architecture uses the pile in the construction of beds, huts for guards, dwelling houses, and meeting places.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923 » by Various
  • Under the incessant slow variations of these astronomical, telluric, and geographical influences life has no rest.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind » by Herbert George Wells
  • The telluric lines, meanwhile, remained unaffected, so as to be "virtually mapped" by the process.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century » by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
  • If the telluric acid be placed upon platinum wire in the reduction flame, the oxidation flame is colored green.
  • Extract from : « A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe » by Anonymous
  • The oxide of tellurium and telluric acid gives a clear bead when it is hot, but white after it is cooled.
  • Extract from : « A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe » by Anonymous
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