Definition of Tera
||Ter"ra (?), n. [It. & L. See
Terrace.] The earth; earth.
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. -- Terræ 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.
||Ter"ra (?), n. [It. & L. See
Terrace.] The earth; earth.
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. -- Terræ 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A rough upland or mountainous region of the moon with a relatively high albedo.
Italian
- Earth
Latin
- land, earth, ground
- (capitalized, proper noun, New Latin) the planet Earth
Portuguese
- ground, sand
- Earth
terra
Italian
- third-person singular indicative future of tenere
Terra- (astronomy) The planet Earth.
Italian
- Earth (the planet)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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