单词 | terrestrially |
释义 | terrestriallyadv. 1. In a terrestrial manner; after the manner of earthly or worldly things. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > [adverb] temporallyc1380 terrestrially1604 mundanely1826 1604 M. Drayton Moyses ii. 47 These plagues seeme yet but nourished beneath, And euen with man terrestrially to moue. 1664 H. More Expos. 7 Epist. vii. 112 [They] grosly and carnally erre touching the nature of the Resurrection-Body,..phansying it as terrestrially modify'd. 1821 Examiner 220/2 Our own terrestrially transient duration. 2. As regards the ground or soil. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [adverb] terrestrially1857 1857 T. Moore Handbk. Brit. Ferns (ed. 3) 19 Indication that the locality is moist, either atmospherically or terrestrially, or both. DerivativesCategories » teˈrrestrialness n. rare (Bailey vol. II 1727). Draft additions 1993 3. Telecommunications. Without the use of satellites. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > [adverb] > without use of satellites terrestrially1979 society > communication > broadcasting > television > transmitting or receiving apparatus > [adverb] > without use of satellite terrestrially1979 1979 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 22 Jan. 17/3 The terrain and man-made objects blocking terrestrially broadcast signals would be less of a hindrance to signals from space. 1983 Electronics 13 Jan. 56 While some of the large networks move to digitize their programs and distribute them..by satellite.., other, smaller broadcasting companies may choose to distribute digitized programs terrestrially. 1988 Daily Tel. 26 July 2/1 The necessity of transmitting BBC-2 and Channel 4 terrestrially, as well as by satellite. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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