单词 | tellurion |
释义 | tellurion[ te-loor-ee-on ] / tɛˈlʊər iˌɒn / nounan apparatus for showing the manner in which the diurnal rotation and annual revolution of the earth and the obliquity of its axis produce the alternation of day and night and the changes of the seasons. Also tellurian. Origin of tellurion1825–35; <Latin tellūr- (stem of tellūs) earth + Greek -ion diminutive suffix Words nearby telluriontellurate, tellurian, telluric, telluric acid, telluride, tellurion, tellurite, tellurium, tellurize, telluro-, tellurometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for telluriontellurion tellurian/ (tɛˈlʊərɪən) / nounan instrument that shows how day and night and the seasons result from the tilt of the earth, its rotation on its axis, and its revolution around the sun Word Origin for tellurionC19: from Latin tellūs the earth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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