terrestrial
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If its efforts to collect continuous energy and beam it back to receivers on Earth are successful, it could provide a clean energy solution that avoids some of the limitations of terrestrial solar panels.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
This location contains the most diverse collection of terrestrial vertebrates from that period, which was already rich in species.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Globalstar also has terrestrial spectrum that could boost connectivity for warehouse automation or drones, Nowak said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
For businesses like Starlink and Amazon that are seeking to break into the telecom market, they are less expensive than building a terrestrial network from scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Before this new language, clocks could be used to understand the heavens but not terrestrial physics or biology.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing terrestrial
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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