- Terra
- Terra Ter"ra, n. [It. & L. See {Terrace}.]
The earth; earth.
[1913 Webster]
{Terra alba} [L., white earth] (Com.), a white amorphous earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate certain foods, spices, candies, paints, etc.
{Terra cotta}. [It., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto cooked, L. coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook. See {Cook}, n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues, architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like.
{Terr[ae] filius} [L., son of the earth], formerly, one appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the prevaricator at Cambridge, England.
{Terra firma} [L.], firm or solid earth, as opposed to {water}.
{Terra Japonica}. [NL.] Same as {Gambier}. It was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan.
{Terra Lemnia} [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under {Lemnian}.
{Terra ponderosa} [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or heavy spar.
{Terra di Sienna}. See {Sienna}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
См. также в других словарях:
terra — / tɛr:a/ [dal lat. terra ]. ■ s.f. 1. a. (con iniziale maiusc.) (astron.) [il pianeta abitato dall uomo, il terzo dei pianeti in ordine di distanza dal Sole: la T. gira intorno al Sole e intorno al proprio asse ; la superficie, il centro della… … Enciclopedia Italiana
Terra — may refer to:In astronomy: *The Latin, Catalan and Portuguese name for the planet Earth *Terra (satellite), a research satellite launched by NASA in 1999 *In planetary nomenclature, terrae are extensive land masses found on various solar system… … Wikipedia
Terra — (lat.: „Erde“ oder „Land“) bezeichnet: den Planeten Erde in der römischen Mythologie die Personifikation der Erde als Göttin, siehe Terra Mater TERRA One World Network, eine gemeinnützige Entwicklungshilfeorganisation Terra (Satellit), ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
TERRA-S — Automotive Systems GmbH Co KG Unternehmensform Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Gründung 1993 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Terra — puede referirse a: Terra, la diosa de la Tierra en la mitología romana. La Tierra, planeta del sistema solar. Personas: Gabriel Terra, el presidente de Uruguay entre 1931 y 1938. un personaje de los Jóvenes Titanes llamado Terra. Terra Branford,… … Wikipedia Español
terra — (izg. tȅra) ž DEFINICIJA ob. u: SINTAGMA terra incognita (izg. terra inkògnita) 1. nepoznata zemlja, neistraženo područje 2. pren. područje znanja u koje se tko nimalo ne razumije; terra rossa (izg. terra rȍsa) geol. tlo sredozemnog i suptropskog … Hrvatski jezični portal
Terra-3 — is a laser testing centre, located on the Sary Shagan anti ballistic missile testing range in Karagandy Province of Kazakhstan. coord |45.848|N|73.518|E|DevelopmentDevelopment of laser weapons in the Soviet Union began in 1964 1965. [cite web… … Wikipedia
Terra-3 — ist ein Lasertestzentrum, das sich auf dem kasachischen Raketentestgelände Saryschagan befindet. Entwicklung Die Entwicklung von Laserwaffen begann 1964 in der Sowjetunion.[1] Das Experimental Konstruktionsbüro Vympel arbeitete als erstes an… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Terra II — or Terra 2 may refer to:* A fictional planet in the story Saber Marionette J * The second fictional character to be called Terra in DC Comics … Wikipedia
