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Tellurian vs Earthian - What's the difference?

tellurian | earthian | Synonyms |

Earthian is a synonym of tellurian.



As adjectives the difference between tellurian and earthian

is that tellurian is of or relating to, or inhabiting the Earth while Earthian is of or from the planet Earth.

As nouns the difference between tellurian and earthian

is that tellurian is alternative case form of Tellurian while Earthian is a person from planet Earth.

tellurian

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or relating to, or inhabiting the Earth.
  • (mineralogy) Describing minerals containing tellurium.

    • Related terms

    * telluratian * telluritian

    Synonyms

    * earthly * telluric * terrene * terrestrial

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Tellurian)

    • Anagrams

    *

    earthian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or from the planet Earth.
  • * 1955. Fantastic Universe: Science Fiction , Great American Publications: 1955, page 41:
    • Septimus Spink, sole survivor of the Earthian space ship...
  • * 1975. Hilary Putnam. Mind, Language, and Reality . Cambridge University Press: 1975, page 226:
    • An Earthian metallurgist could tell very easily that 'aluminum' was molybdenum...
  • * 1997. Diego Marconi. Lexical Competence . MIT Press: 1997, page 174:
    • Nowadays speakers on Twin Earth are well aware (thanks to chemistry) that their word 'water' does not refer to the Earthian stuff.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person from planet Earth.
  • * 1940. America: A Catholic Review of the Week , America Press: 1940, page 420:
    • I inquired of one prominent Earthian : "What's of constructing ships and buildings...?"
  • * 1955. Fantastic Universe: Science Fiction , Great American Publications, 1955, page 41:
    • I most likely will be the second Earthian to reach that planet. ...
  • (nonstandard) A language from Earth.
  • * 1997. Diego Marconi. Lexical Competence . MIT Press: 1997, page 102:
    • According to Fodor's definition, it follows that 'water' in Twin Earthian means XYZ and not H2O.
  • * 2004. Sheri S. Tepper. The Companions . HarperCollins: 2004, page 79:
    • I thought the females spoke Earthian' to you. Improving their ' Earthian was why they asked for a couple.

    Usage notes

    * Usage is limited principally to academic writings (eg, philosophy, astronomy, physics) and science fiction and discussions of these.

    Synonyms

    * Earthling, Terran, Tellurian, see also

    Antonyms

    * alien, extraterrestrial, see also

    Hypernyms

    * Solarian

    Hyponyms

    * Earthgirl, Earthman, Earthwoman

    Anagrams

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