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单词 earthscape
释义

earthscapen.

Brit. /ˈəːθskeɪp/, U.S. /ˈərθˌskeɪp/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.1, -scape comb. form.
Etymology: < earth n.1 + -scape comb. form.
A view of the surface of the earth, or a view of the earth from (or as though from) space. Also: a pictorial representation of either of these.
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1917 ‘Contact’ Airman's Outings 124 The sun brightened the kaleidoscopic earthscape below us, so that rivers & canals looked like quicksilver threads.
1966 Life 1 Apr. 89 The Agena seems to hang motionless above the clouded earthscape... The two spacecraft hurtle into the dusk.
1986 J. P. Allen in M. A. G. Michaud Reaching for High Frontier p. xv My eyes move..to the assortment of space photos—launches, landings, and earthscapes mounted in frames around the walls.
1992 J. Peters & J. Nichol Tornado Down iii. 23 The folds and furrows of the earthscape rushing towards the plane.
2004 Pop. Sci. Feb. 88/1 This is The Lightning Field , an installation by earthscape artist Walter De Maria.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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