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tel·lu·ric

 (tĕ-lo͝or′ĭk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to Earth; terrestrial.
2. Derived from or containing tellurium, especially with valence 6.
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telluric

(tɛˈlʊərɪk)
adj
1. (Geological Science) of, relating to, or originating on or in the earth or soil; terrestrial, esp in reference to natural electrical or magnetic fields
2. (Astronomy) astronomy (of spectral lines or bands) observed in the spectra of celestial objects and caused by oxygen, water vapour, and carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere
[C19: from Latin tellūs the earth]

telluric

(tɛˈlʊərɪk)
adj
(Elements & Compounds) of or containing tellurium, esp in a high valence state
[C20: from tellur(ium) + -ic]
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tel•lu•ric1

(tɛˈlʊər ɪk)

adj.
1. pertaining or belonging to the earth; terrestrial.
2. of or proceeding from the earth or soil.

tel•lu•ric2

(tɛˈlʊər ɪk)

adj.
1. of or containing tellurium, esp. in the hexavalent state.
2. containing tellurium in a higher valence state than the corresponding tellurous compound.
[1790–1800]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.telluric - of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium
2.telluric - of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
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telluric

adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earth:
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Translations

telluric

[tɛˈlʊərɪk] adj (frm) → tellurico/a
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Analysis of the curves of dimensionality tests (Figure 6) shows that there is not always a complete superposition between the two telluric directions.
In his contribution, Mazzotta examines the cliches the travellers used to relate to the region: how, for example, in the 19th century the geographical features of the territory cast on the visitors the paradoxical impression of being back to the Gothic North; or how, in the 20th century, different kinds of myths about the region--mostly related to legends of demonic and telluric forces of Greek heritage--were later embodied in the traditional figure of the brigand.
Gramalote was one of the most affected municipalities by the so called la nina phenomenon, since it suffered a disaster on account of an avalanche coming from a mountain close to the site, brought on by the telluric movement of a geological fault over which it was located and the constant raining that took place during the autumn-winter season of 2010.
To estimate the indoor telluric gamma dose rate, multi-collocated cokriging was conducted on a 1 x 1 [km.sup.2] grid in a geostatistical model that used two data sets: the indoor terrestrial gamma radiation dose rate measurement results and the French map of geogenic uranium potential (Ielsch et al.