of, relating to, or originating on or in the earth or soil; terrestrial, esp in reference to natural electrical or magnetic fields
2. 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
Word origin
C19: from Latin tellūs the earth
telluric in British English2
(tɛˈlʊərɪk)
adjective
of or containing tellurium, esp in a high valence state
Word origin
C20: from tellur(ium) + -ic
telluric in American English1
(tɛˈlʊrɪk; təˈlʊrɪk)
adjective
of, derived from, or containing tellurium, esp. in a higher valence than in the corresponding tellurous compounds
telluric in American English2
(tɛˈlʊrɪk; təˈlʊrɪk)
adjective
1.
terrestrial; tellurian
2.
of or arising from the earth, or soil
Examples of 'telluric' in a sentence
telluric
`Because the Lightstone,' Ymiru said, `is attuned to the galastei and all things of power, but especially to the telluric currents.
David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART TWO OF THE EA CYCLE (2002)