terrestrial

BrE /ˈtɜːrəstriəl/ AmE /ˌtɛrəˈstriəl/

adjective en → es

1 EARTH-BASED [attributive, predicative] B1

relating to the Earth or living on the Earth

terrestre, de la Tierra

  • a terrestrial animal/plant

Collocations terrestrial life · terrestrial ecosystem

  • The study focuses on terrestrial animals.

    El estudio se centra en animales terrestres.

2 TELEVISION [attributive] B2

relating to television programmes that are shown on a normal TV set, not on a computer or mobile device

de televisión convencional

  • a terrestrial channel/station

Collocations terrestrial television · terrestrial broadcasting

  • The programme is available on terrestrial TV.

    El programa está disponible en televisión terrestre.