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earth
(ûrth)n.
1.
a. The land surface of the world.
b. The softer, friable part of land; soil, especially productive soil.
2. often Earth The third planet from the sun, having a sidereal period of revolution about the sun of 365.26 days at a mean distance of approximately 149.6 million kilometers (92.96 million miles), a sidereal rotation period of 23 hours 56.07 minutes, an average radius of 6,378.1 kilometers (3,963 miles), and a mass of approximately 5.9736 × 1024 kilograms (1.3169 × 1025 pounds).
3. The realm of mortal existence; the temporal world.
4. The human inhabitants of the world: The earth received the news with joy.
5.
a. Worldly affairs and pursuits.
b. Everyday life; reality: was brought back to earth from his daydreams of wealth and fame.
6. The substance of the human body; clay.
7. The lair of a burrowing animal.
8. Chiefly British The ground of an electrical circuit.
9. Chemistry Any of several metallic oxides, such as alumina or zirconia, that are difficult to reduce and were formerly regarded as elements.
v. earthed, earth·ing, earths
v.tr.
1. To cover or heap (plants) with soil for protection.
2. To chase (an animal) into an underground hiding place.
v.intr.
Idiom: To burrow or hide in the ground. Used of a hunted animal.
on earth
Among all the possibilities: Why on earth did you put on that outfit?
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earth
(ɜːθ)n
1. (Astronomy) (sometimes capital) the third planet from the sun, the only planet on which life is known to exist. It is not quite spherical, being flattened at the poles, and consists of three geological zones, the core, mantle, and thin outer crust. The surface, covered with large areas of water, is enveloped by an atmosphere principally of nitrogen (78 per cent), oxygen (21 per cent), and some water vapour. The age is estimated at over four thousand million years. Distance from sun: 149.6 million km; equatorial diameter: 12 756 km; mass: 5.976 × 1024 kg; sidereal period of axial rotation: 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds; sidereal period of revolution about sun: 365.256 days.
2. the inhabitants of this planet: the whole earth rejoiced.
3. the dry surface of this planet as distinguished from sea or sky; land; ground
4. (Geological Science) the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the surface of the ground and consists of disintegrated rock particles, mould, clay, etc; soil
5. worldly or temporal matters as opposed to the concerns of the spirit
6. (Zoology) the hole in which some species of burrowing animals, esp foxes, live
7. (Elements & Compounds) chem See rare earth, alkaline earth
8. (Electrical Engineering)
a. a connection between an electrical circuit or device and the earth, which is at zero potential
b. a terminal to which this connection is made. US and Canadian equivalent: ground
9. (Dyeing) Also called: earth colour any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
10. (Astrology) (modifier) astrology of or relating to a group of three signs of the zodiac, Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. Compare air20, fire24, water12
11. cost the earth informal to be very expensive
12. come back to earth come down to earth to return to reality from a fantasy or daydream
13. on earth used as an intensifier in such phrases as what on earth, who on earth, etc
14. (Hunting) to hunt (an animal, esp a fox) to its earth and trap it there
15. to find (someone) after searching
vb
16. (Hunting) (intr) (of a hunted fox) to go to ground
17. (Electrical Engineering) (tr) to connect (a circuit, device, etc) to earth
[Old English eorthe; related to Old Norse jorth, Old High German ertha, Gothic airtha, Greek erā]
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earth
(ɜrθ)n.
1. (often cap.) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 mi. (12,755 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million mi. (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one moon.
2. the inhabitants of this planet, esp. the human inhabitants: The whole earth rejoiced.
3. this planet as the habitation of humans, often in contrast to heaven and hell.
4. the surface of this planet.
5. the solid matter of this planet; ground.
6. soil and dirt, as distinguished from rock and sand.
7. the hole of a burrowing animal; lair.
8. any of several metallic oxides that are difficult to reduce, as alumina and zirconia.
9. Chiefly Brit. ground 1 (def. 13).
v.t. 10. Chiefly Brit. ground 1 (def. 25).
Idioms: 1. on earth, (used as an intensifier after interrogative pronouns): Where on earth have you been?
2. run to earth,
a. to chase (an animal) into its hole or burrow in hunting.
b. to search out; track down.
[before 950; Middle English, Old English eorthe; c. Old Saxon ertha, Old High German erda, Old Norse jǫrth, Gothic airtha]
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The inner core and outer core are made up mainly of iron and nickel, the lower and upper mantle mainly of iron and magnesium silicate minerals, and the crust mainly of silicate minerals.
Earth
(ûrth)1. The third planet from the sun and the fifth largest. Earth is the only planet known to support life. It is also the only planet on which water in liquid form exists, covering more than 70 percent of its surface. See Table at solar system.
2. earth Dry land; the ground.
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Earth
that part of the earth’s surface where most forms of life exist, specifically those parts where there is water or atmosphere.
having to do with the underworld.
a hollow glass globe for depicting the position of the earth in relation to the fixed stars at a given time.
the process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, oceans, etc. — diastrophe, n. — diastrophic, adj.
the vertical movement or tilting of the earth’s crust, affecting broad expanses of continents. — epeirogenic, epeirogenetic, adj.
the branch of geology that describes the past in terms of geologic rather than human time. — geochronologist, n. — geochronologic, geochronological, adj.
the science of the forces at work within the earth. — geodynamic, adj.
a theory or science about the formation of the earth. — geogonic, adj.
Rare. worship of the things of the earth or of the earth itself.
the science that studies the physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the changes the earth has undergone and is undergoing. — geologist. n. — geologic, geological, adj.
the tendency of organisms, under the influence of gravity, to be symmetrical. — geomalic, adj.
a form of divination that analyzes the pattern of a handful of earth thrown down at random or dots made at random on paper. — geomancer, n.
the branch of geology that studies the form of the earth’s surface. — geomorphologist, n. — geomorphologic, geomorphological, adj.
the eating of earthy matter, especially clay or chalk. — geophagist, n. — geophagous, adj.
a large globe or sphere in which a spectator can stand and view a representation of the earth’s surface.
an instrument for measuring the inclination or dip of the earth’s magnetic force.
the science of explaining the minerals of which the earth is composed, their origins, and the cause of their form and arrangement.
the solid part of the earth, as contrasted with the atmosphere and hydrosphere.
the periodic oscillation that can be observed in the precession of the earth’s axis and the precession of the equinoxes. See also head. — nutational, adj.
the inclination of the earth’s equator or the angle between the plane of the earth’s orbit and the plane of the equator (23°27″). See also astronomy. Also called obliquity of the ecliptic. — obliquitous, adj.
the formation of a flat or level surface by the process of erosion.
Rare a person who believes that the earth is round.
a dweller on the earth. Also tellurian.
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Earth
all people on the globe, 1549; a group of foxes, 1575.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
earth
Past participle: earthed
Gerund: earthing
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earth
One of the four elements; associated with practical reality.
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| Noun | 1. |  earth - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"atmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe Van Allen belt - a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field hydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field |
| 2. | earth - the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church" moraine - accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr - a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material saprolite - a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place | |
| 3. |  earth - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water beachfront - a strip of land running along a beach coastal plain - a plain adjacent to a coast earth, globe, world - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" floor - the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor" foreland - land forming the forward margin of something island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water isthmus - a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas mainland - the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula neck - a narrow elongated projecting strip of land oxbow - the land inside an oxbow bend in a river peninsula - a large mass of land projecting into a body of water champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth" slash - an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) wonderland - a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder | |
| 4. | earth - the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth" location - a point or extent in space | |
| 5. | earth - once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression element - one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements" | |
| 6. | earth - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" | |
| 7. | earth - a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" electricity - a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons | |
| Verb | 1. | earth - hide in the earth like a hunted animal |
| 2. | earth - connect to the earth; "earth the circuit" ground - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" |
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earth
noun
1. world, planet, globe, sphere, orb, earthly sphere, terrestrial sphere The space shuttle returned safely to earth today.
2. ground, land, dry land, terra firma The earth shook under our feet.
Related words
adjectives tellurian, telluric, terrene, terrestrial
adjectives tellurian, telluric, terrene, terrestrial
Quotations
"To see the earth as we now see it, small and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the unending night" [Archibald MacLeish Riders on Earth]
"To see the earth as we now see it, small and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the unending night" [Archibald MacLeish Riders on Earth]
Layers of the earth's crust
asthenosphere, basement, continental crust, lithosphere, lower mantle, Mohorovicíc discontinuity, oceanic crust, sima, sial, transition zone, upper mantleCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
earth
noun1. The celestial body where humans live.Often uppercase:
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Translations
hlínaZeměpochovatuzemněníuzemnit
jordjordbundJordenjordforbindejordforbindelse
grundoterkonektiterkonektotero
maamaakera
maamaadoittaamaapallomaaperämaattaa
Zemlja
Földföldelföldeléslyukodú
bumi
grenijarîtengingjarîtengjajörðjörî
土地球
땅어어드육지접지선지구
orbissolumterra
žemėžemės drebėjimasžemiškasįmanomasįžeminimas
Zemezeme, augsnezemeslodealacietzeme
Zemuzemnenieuzemniť
zemljaprsttlaozemljitevozemljiti
zemljaземља
jordjordajorden
duniaudongo
โลกพื้นดิน
زمین
đấttrái đấtthổ
earth
[ɜːθ]A. N
1. (= the world) (the) Earth → la Tierra
here on earth → en este mundo
she looks like nothing on earth → está hecha un desastre
it tasted like nothing on earth (= good) → sabía de maravilla; (= bad) → sabía a rayos
nothing on earth would make me do it → no lo haría por nada del mundo
nothing on earth will stop me now → no lo dejo ahora por nada del mundo
what/where/who on earth ...? → ¿qué/dónde/quién demonios or diablos ...?
what on earth are you doing here? → ¿qué demonios or diablos haces aquí?
why on earth do it now? → ¿por qué demonios or diablos vamos a hacerlo ahora?
to come down to earth → volver a la realidad
it must have cost the earth! → ¡te habrá costado un ojo de la cara!
to promise the earth → prometer el oro y el moro
see also planet
here on earth → en este mundo
she looks like nothing on earth → está hecha un desastre
it tasted like nothing on earth (= good) → sabía de maravilla; (= bad) → sabía a rayos
nothing on earth would make me do it → no lo haría por nada del mundo
nothing on earth will stop me now → no lo dejo ahora por nada del mundo
what/where/who on earth ...? → ¿qué/dónde/quién demonios or diablos ...?
what on earth are you doing here? → ¿qué demonios or diablos haces aquí?
why on earth do it now? → ¿por qué demonios or diablos vamos a hacerlo ahora?
to come down to earth → volver a la realidad
it must have cost the earth! → ¡te habrá costado un ojo de la cara!
to promise the earth → prometer el oro y el moro
see also planet
3. [of fox] → madriguera f, guarida f
to go to earth [fox] → meterse en su madriguera; [person] → esconderse, refugiarse
to run to earth [+ animal] → cazar or atrapar en su guarida; [+ person] → perseguir y encontrar
to go to earth [fox] → meterse en su madriguera; [person] → esconderse, refugiarse
to run to earth [+ animal] → cazar or atrapar en su guarida; [+ person] → perseguir y encontrar
C. CPD earth cable, earth lead N → cable m de toma de tierra
earth mother N (Myth) → la madre tierra (= woman) → venus f
earth sciences NPL ciencias concernientes a la Tierra; (= geology) → geología f
earth mother N (Myth) → la madre tierra (= woman) → venus f
earth sciences NPL ciencias concernientes a la Tierra; (= geology) → geología f
earth up VT + ADV (Agr) [+ plant] → acollar
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earth
[ˈɜːrθ] n
(= planet) → terre f
to bring sb down to earth (back to reality) → faire redescendre qn sur terre
to come down to earth (back to reality) → revenir sur terre
to cost the earth (= be very costly) → coûter les yeux de la tête
to pay the earth for sth → payer qch les yeux de la tête
what on earth → que diable
why on earth → pourquoi diable
where on earth → où diable
to bring sb down to earth (back to reality) → faire redescendre qn sur terre
to come down to earth (back to reality) → revenir sur terre
to cost the earth (= be very costly) → coûter les yeux de la tête
to pay the earth for sth → payer qch les yeux de la tête
what on earth → que diable
why on earth → pourquoi diable
where on earth → où diable
(= ground) → terre f
(= soil) → terre f
(British) (ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS) → terre f earth wire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
earth
n
(= world) → Erde f; the earth, Earth → die Erde; on earth → auf der Erde, auf Erden (liter); to the ends of the earth → bis ans Ende der Welt; where/who etc on earth …? (inf) → wo/wer etc … bloß?; what on earth …? (inf) → was in aller Welt …? (inf); nothing on earth will stop me now → keine Macht der Welt hält mich jetzt noch auf; there’s no reason on earth why … → es gibt keinen erdenklichen Grund, warum …; heaven on earth → der Himmel auf Erden; did the earth move for you, darling? (hum inf) → war es wahnsinnig schön für dich, Liebling? (hum inf); it cost the earth (Brit inf) → das hat eine schöne Stange Geld gekostet (inf); it won’t cost the earth (Brit inf) → es wird schon nicht die Welt kosten (inf); to pay the earth (Brit inf) → ein Vermögen bezahlen
(= ground) → Erde f; to fall to earth → zur Erde fallen; to come back or down to earth (again) (fig) → wieder auf den Boden der Tatsachen (zurück)kommen; to bring somebody down to earth (with a bump) (fig) → jdn (unsanft) wieder auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückholen
(= soil) → Erde f
(Brit Elec) → Erde f
(of fox, badger etc) → Bau m; to go to earth (Brit) (fox) → im Bau verschwinden; (criminal etc) → untertauchen; to run somebody/something to earth (Brit fig) → jdn/etw ausfindig machen or aufstöbern
vt (Brit Elec) → erden
earth
:earthbound
adj → erdgebunden
earth closet
n → Trockenabort m
earth
:earthman
n (Sci-Fi) → Erdenmensch m, → Terraner(in) m(f)
earth mother
n (Myth) → Erdmutter f; (fig) → Urmutter f
earth-moving equipment
n → Maschinen pl → für Erdbewegungen
earthperson
n (Sci-Fi) → Erdbewohner(in) m(f)
earthquake
n → Erdbeben nt
earth sciences
pl → Geowissenschaften pl
earth-shattering
adj (fig) → welterschütternd
earth tremor
n → Erdstoß m
earthward
earthwork
earthworm
n → Regenwurm m
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earth
[ɜːθ]1. n
a. (the world) → terra
(the) Earth → la Terra
on earth → sulla terra
the silliest man on earth → l'uomo più stupido del mondo
it tasted like nothing on earth (fam) → aveva un sapore tremendo
it must have cost the earth! (fam) → deve essere costato un occhio della testa!
where/who/what on earth ...? (fam) → dove/chi/che diavolo...?
(the) Earth → la Terra
on earth → sulla terra
the silliest man on earth → l'uomo più stupido del mondo
it tasted like nothing on earth (fam) → aveva un sapore tremendo
it must have cost the earth! (fam) → deve essere costato un occhio della testa!
where/who/what on earth ...? (fam) → dove/chi/che diavolo...?
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
earth
(əːð) noun1. the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live. Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.
2. the world as opposed to heaven. heaven and earth.
3. soil. Fill the plant-pot with earth.
4. dry land; the ground. the earth, sea and sky.
5. a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.
6. (a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.
verb to connect to earth electrically. Is your washing-machine properly earthed?
ˈearthen adjective (of a floor etc) made of earth.
ˈearthly adjective1. of or belonging to this world; not heavenly or spiritual. this earthly life.
2. possible. This gadget has no earthly use.
ˈearthenware noun, adjective (of) a kind of pottery coarser than china. an earthenware dish.
ˈearthquake noun a shaking of the earth's surface. The village was destroyed by an earthquake.
ˈearthworm noun (usually worm) a kind of small animal with a ringed body and no backbone, living in damp earth.
on earth used for emphasis. What on earth are you doing?; the stupidest man on earth.
run to earth to find (something or someone) after a long search. He ran his friend to earth in the pub.
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earth
→ أَرْض, الأَرْض hlína, Země jord Erde γη tierra Maa terre zemlja terra 土, 地球 땅, 지구 aarde jord gleba, ziemia terra земля, почва jord โลก, พื้นดิน toprak, yeryüzü đất, trái đất 土壤, 地球Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009