Extraterrestrial
[ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uh l] /ˌɛk strə təˈrɛs tri əl/
adjective
1.
outside, or originating outside, the limits of the earth.
noun
2.
an extraterrestrial being:
a science fiction novel about extraterrestrials conquering the earth.
/ˌɛkstrətɪˈrɛstrɪəl/
adjective
1.
occurring or existing beyond the earth’s atmosphere
noun
2.
(in science fiction) a being from beyond the earth’s atmosphere
adj.
also extra-terrestrial, 1812, from extra- + terrestrial. As a noun from 1956.
extraterrestrial
(ěk’strə-tə-rěs’trē-əl)
Originating, located, or occurring outside the Earth or its atmosphere.
extraterrestrial [(ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl)]
A descriptive term for things outside the Earth, such as possible civilizations outside the solar system, or objects, such as meteorites, that actually reach the Earth.
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