telluric
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telluric
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A borrowing of French tellurique, from Latin tellus (“earth; earthy”) and Tellus (“Earth, Gaia”) and -ique (forming adjectives). Subsequently also from tellurium, originally in telluric oxide from German Telluroxyd.
adjective more telluric · most telluric
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Pertaining to the Earth, earthly.
My sister always says she loves novels where you feel an elemental strength, primordial, telluric.
Similar: earthly, terrestrial, tellurian, terrene
- Containing tellurium in a lower valency than in tellurous compounds.
noun tellurics
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Synonym of telluric current.
Other projects in progress at CRPL involve the study of audiofrequency tellurics (current induced in the earth) and earth conductivity measurements using atmospherics.
Similar: telluric current
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adj pertaining to the Earth
| Español | telúrico |
|---|---|
| Português | telúrico |
| Français | tellurique |
| Italiano | tellurico |
adj containing tellurium in a lower valency than in tellurous compounds
| Español | telúrico |
|---|---|
| Português | telúrico |
| Français | tellurique |
| Italiano | tellurico |
Talk about this word "telluric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/telluric. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. telluric. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/telluric "telluric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/telluric.Cite this
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