Definition of terraqueous in English:
terraqueous
adjective tɛˈreɪkwɪəstɛrˈeɪkwiəs
Consisting or formed of land and water.
the preservation of this terraqueous globe
Example sentencesExamples
- The picture is the incontrovertible evidence that we live on a terraqueous globe.
- In the terraqueous ecotones of the Basu river 148 species of algae, belonging to 5 divisions, were found.
- No, to perambulate this terraqueous globe is too small a range; were it permitted, he should at least make the tour of the whole system of the sun.
- "The art comprises a series of narrative landscapes inspired by the terraqueous reaches of the continent -- where separate realms of earth, sea and sky converge," Fraser writes on her website.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin terra 'land' + aqueous.
Definition of terraqueous in US English:
terraqueous
adjectiveterˈākwēəstɛrˈeɪkwiəs
Consisting or formed of land and water.
the preservation of this terraqueous globe
Example sentencesExamples
- In the terraqueous ecotones of the Basu river 148 species of algae, belonging to 5 divisions, were found.
- No, to perambulate this terraqueous globe is too small a range; were it permitted, he should at least make the tour of the whole system of the sun.
- "The art comprises a series of narrative landscapes inspired by the terraqueous reaches of the continent -- where separate realms of earth, sea and sky converge," Fraser writes on her website.
- The picture is the incontrovertible evidence that we live on a terraqueous globe.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin terra ‘land’ + aqueous.