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Telluric — (from the Latin tellus , earth ) may refer to several things related to the Earth: *Telluric planet, an Earth like planet primarily composed of silicate rocks *Telluric current, a natural electrical current in the Earth s crust *Telluric… … Wikipedia
Telluric — Tel*lu ric, a. [L. tellus, uris, the earth: cf. F. tellurique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth. [1913 Webster] Amid these hot, telluric flames. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
telluric — (adj.) pertaining to Earth as a planet, 1836, from L. tellurem the earth (see TELLURIAN (Cf. tellurian)) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
telluric — telluric1 [te loor′ik, təloor′ik] adj. of, derived from, or containing tellurium, esp. in a higher valence than in the corresponding tellurous compounds telluric2 [te loor′ik, təloor′ik] adj. 1. terrestrial; tellurian 2. of or arising from the… … English World dictionary
Telluric iron — Telluric iron, also called native iron, is iron that originated on Earth, but is found in a metallic form rather than as an ore. Telluric iron is extremely rare, with only one known major deposit in the world, located in Greenland. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Telluric acid — Telluric acid … Wikipedia
Telluric contamination — is contamination of the astronomical spectra by the Earth s atmosphere. Interference with astronomical observationsMost astronomical observations are conducted by measuring photons (electromagnetic waves) which originate beyond the sky. The… … Wikipedia
Telluric bismuth — Telluric Tel*lu ric, a. [L. tellus, uris, the earth: cf. F. tellurique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth. [1913 Webster] Amid these hot, telluric flames. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Telluric silver — Telluric Tel*lu ric, a. [L. tellus, uris, the earth: cf. F. tellurique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth. [1913 Webster] Amid these hot, telluric flames. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Telluric Chaos — est un album live de Iggy and the Stooges de 2005. Il a été enregistré le 22 mars 2004 à Tokyo lors du dernier concert de leur tournée japonaise. Telluric Chaos fait écho au disque culte Metallic K.O., qui fut capté lors de deux des derniers… … Wikipédia en Français
