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teˈrrestrially, adv.
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
1. In a terrestrial manner; after the manner of earthly or worldly things.
1604Drayton Moses ii. 366 These plagues seem yet but nourished beneath, And even with man terrestrially to move. 1664H. More Exp. 7 Epist. vii. 112 [They] grosly and carnally erre touching the nature of the Resurrection-Body,..phansying it as terrestrially modify'd. 1821Examiner 220/2 Our own terrestrially transient duration.
2. As regards the ground or soil.
1857T. Moore Handbk. Brit. Ferns (ed. 3) 19 Indication that the locality is moist, either atmospherically or terrestrially, or both.
So teˈrrestrialness rare (Bailey vol. II, 1727).
Add:3. Telecommunications. Without the use of satellites.
1979Aviation Week & Space Technol. 22 Jan. 17/3 The terrain and man-made objects blocking terrestrially broadcast signals would be less of a hindrance to signals from space. 1983Electronics 13 Jan. 56 While some of the large networks move to digitize their programs and distribute them..by satellite.., other, smaller broadcasting companies may choose to distribute digitized programs terrestrially. 1988Daily Tel. 26 July 2/1 The necessity of transmitting BBC-2 and Channel 4 terrestrially, as well as by satellite. |