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<A NAME="terrae">
<B>terrae, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>terra.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="terraefilius">
<B>terrae filius, </B>pl. <B>terrae filii.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a student at Oxford University formerly appointed to make jesting satirical speeches. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) a person of obscure birth or low origin. </DL>
<B>terrain, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any tract of land, especially considered with respect to its extent and natural features. <BR> <I>Ex. the hilly, rocky terrain of parts of New England.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Geology.) terrane. </DL>
<A NAME="terraincognita">
<B>terra incognita, </B>pl. <B>terrae incognitae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an unknown or unexplored region. <BR> <I>Ex. Missionaries, entrepreneurs, a trickle of tourists, ... except for these, Asia remained terra incognita (Arthur Goodfriend). (Figurative.) Hungarian fiction since World War II is likely to constitute a sort of terra incognita for most English-speaking readers (Saturday Review).</I> </DL>
<B>terrane, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) a formation or a connected series of formations. </DL>
<A NAME="terrapin">
<B>terrapin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of certain North American turtles used for food. Terrapins live in fresh water or tidewater. The diamondback terrapin of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is one kind. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of certain other turtles. </DL>
<A NAME="terraqueous">
<B>terraqueous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>consisting of land and water. <BR> <I>Ex. the terraqueous globe.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>living in land and water, as a plant. </DL>
<A NAME="terrarium">
<B>terrarium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-iums,</B> <B>-ia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a glass or plastic bowl or container in which small plants are grown in a soil mixture; a plant vivarium. <DD><B> 2. </B>a similar enclosure in which small land animals are kept; an animal vivarium. </DL>
<B>terrazzo, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a flooring made of small pieces of marble set in a scattered pattern in cement. </DL>
<A NAME="terreaterre">
<B>terre-a-terre, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(of a kind of dance) performed close to the ground; performed with very little lifting of the feet. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) matter-of-fact; unimaginative. <BR> <I>Ex. He is content with such terre-a-terre foods as chicken salad and hamburger (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="terrella">
<B>terrella, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a space capsule with an environment of the earth. <BR> <I>Ex. Sanitary engineers ... are figuring out how to dispose of wastes and insure the cleanliness of the terrella (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a magnetic globe or other spherical object so placed that its poles, equator, and other points of orientation correspond exactly to those of the earth, and often marked with lines representing meridians and parallels, for illustrating magnetic phenomena of the earth. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) a little earth; small planet. </DL>
<A NAME="terrene">
<B>terrene, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>belonging to the earth; earthly; worldly. <DD><B> 2. </B>of the nature of earth; earthy. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the earth. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a land. <DD><B> b. </B><B>=terrain.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="terreplein">
<B>terreplein, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the top of a rampart, on which cannon are placed. <DD><B> 2. </B>the surface of a fortification in the field, especially for cannon. </DL>
<A NAME="terrestrial">
<B>terrestrial, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of the earth, not of the heavens; having to do with the earth. <BR> <I>Ex. this terrestrial globe.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of the land, not water. <BR> <I>Ex. Islands and continents make up the terrestrial parts of the earth.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>living on the ground, not in the air, water, or trees. <BR> <I>Ex. Cows, lions, and elephants are terrestrial animals. These animals are now able to crawl out on land and take their place as terrestrial vertebrates (A. M. Winchester).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>growing on land; growing in the soil. <BR> <I>Ex. terrestrial plants.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>worldly; earthly. (SYN) mundane. <DD><I>noun </I> a terrestrial being, especially a human. adv. <B>terrestrially.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="terrestrialglobe">
<B>terrestrial globe,</B> <B>ball,</B> or <B>sphere,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the earth. <DD><B> 2. </B>a sphere with a map of the earth on it. </DL>
<B>terrestrial planet,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of the four planets nearest the sun and somewhat similar in size. They are the Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury. </DL>
<A NAME="terrestrialspace">
<B>terrestrial space,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a zone from the earth's surface to about 4,000 miles into space, within which the earth's magnetic and electric influences are strongest. </DL>
<A NAME="terret">
<B>terret, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass. <DD><B> 2. </B>a round loop or ring, especially one turning on a swivel, by which a string or chain is attached to anything. </DL>
<A NAME="terrible">
<B>terrible, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>causing great fear; dreadful; awful. <BR> <I>Ex. a terrible leopard, the terrible weapons of warfare. The terrible storm destroyed many lives.</I> (SYN) frightful, appalling, horrible, shocking. <DD><B> 2. </B>distressing; severe. <BR> <I>Ex. the terrible suffering caused by war.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) extremely bad or unpleasant. <BR> <I>Ex. a terrible student. She has a terrible temper.</I> noun <B>terribleness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="terribly">
<B>terribly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>in a terrible manner; dreadfully. <BR> <I>Ex. to be terribly afraid of lightning.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) extremely; very. <BR> <I>Ex. I'm terribly sorry I stepped on your toes.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="terricolous">
<B>terricolous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) living on or in the ground. </DL>
<A NAME="terrier">
<B>terrier, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of small, active, intelligent, and courageous dog, formerly used to pursue prey into its burrow. Some well-known breeds are fox terriers, Irish terriers, and Scottish terriers. The bull, Sealyham, Skye, Airedale, Dandie Dinmont, and schnauzer are also terriers. adj. <B>terrierlike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="terrific">
<B>terrific, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>causing great fear or terror; terrifying. <BR> <I>Ex. a terrific storm. A terrific earthquake shook Japan.</I> (SYN) awful. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) very great or severe; remarkable; extraordinary. <BR> <I>Ex. terrific applause. A terrific hot spell ruined many of the crops.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) very good; wonderful. <BR> <I>Ex. He is a terrific football player. The party was terrific.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="terrifically">
<B>terrifically, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a terrific manner; to a terrific degree. <BR> <I>Ex. Debussy ... believed that Beethoven had terrifically profound things to say (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="terrified">
<B>terrified, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> filled with great fear; frightened. <BR> <I>Ex. Elizabeth ... hastened ... along the principal alley of the Pleasance, dragging with her the terrified Countess (Scott).</I> adv. <B>terrifiedly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="terrifier">
<B>terrifier, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that terrifies. </DL>
<A NAME="terrify">
<B>terrify, </B>transitive verb, <B>-fied,</B> <B>-fying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to fill with great fear or terror; frighten very much. <BR> <I>Ex. Terrified by the sight of the bear, he ran into the cabin.</I> (SYN) scare, alarm, horrify, appall. </DL>
<A NAME="terrifyingly">
<B>terrifyingly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a terrifying manner; to a terrifying degree. <BR> <I>Ex. Aunt Kate yelled terrifyingly from the back of the hall "I'm going to tell your mother" (Time). It includes some terrifyingly vivid writing (Anthony West). Much refuse from fission is low-level and short-lived but about one-third of it is terrifyingly radioactive (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="terrigenous">
<B>terrigenous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>produced by the earth. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Geology.) of or having to do with marine deposits from the neighboring land. </DL>
<A NAME="terrine">
<B>terrine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a bowllike earthenware vessel with a cover, and handles on either side. <BR> <I>Ex. As the waitress brought in a great terrine of potato soup, the boss asked me if I had eaten (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the contents of such a vessel. </DL>
