Dictionary - Definition of earth 4/10/11 4:15 PM Webster's Online Dictionary Login with Multilingual Thesaurus Translation Christian Book earth Definitions Only Publisher English All Languages Choose Language E Publish a English Christian book w/ WestBow Synonyms + Translations Timelines Bibliography Quotations + and Thomas Geography Stats Anagrams Rhyming Images & SFX Eve Games Poetry News www Search Earth's largest dictionary with more than 1226 modern languages and Eve! Spanish: tierra, la tierra. Definition: earth Part of Definition Speech Noun 1. The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun".[Wordnet] 2. The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church".[Wordnet] 3. The solid part of the earth's surface; "the earth shook for several minutes".[Wordnet] 4. The abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth".[Wordnet] 5. Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles).[Wordnet] 6. The concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife.[Wordnet] 7. A connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage).[Wordnet] 8. The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.[Websters] 9. The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.[Websters] 10. The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.[Websters] 11. A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.[Websters] 12. Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.[Websters] 13. The people on the globe.[Websters] 14. Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.[Websters] http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/earth?cx=p…29744%3Av0qd01-tdlq&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=earth&sa=Search#922 Page 1 of 102 Dictionary - Definition of earth 4/10/11 4:15 PM 15. A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.[Websters] 16. A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.[Websters] 17. A plowing.[Websters]. Verb 1. Hide in the earth like a hunted animal.[Wordnet] 2. Connect to the earth; "earth the circuit".[Wordnet] 3. To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.[Websters] 4. To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up.[Websters] 5. To burrow.[Websters] 6. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: earthing, earthed, earths, earther, earthers, earthingly and earthedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. bookmark email print tweet facebook "Earth" is a common misspelling or typo for: hearth, earthy, dearth, earths, yearth. Date "Earth" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) Etymology:Earth \Earth\, noun. [Anglo-Saxon; akin to Old Saxon ertha, Old Flemmish irthe, Dutch aarde, Old High German erda, German erde, Icelandic, Swedish & Danish jord, Gothic a[=i]rpa, Old High German ero, Greek, adv., to earth, and perhaps to English ear to plow.]. (references) Common Expressions: earth Expressions Definition Alkaline earth Any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Apollo 15, Return to After the Apollo 15 Lunar Module Falcon lifted from the lunar Earth surface it rendezvoused and docked with the Command/Service Module Endeavour. After transferring across the lunar samples and other equipment, Falcon was jettisoned. It would fire its rocket engine to cause it to impact the lunar surface. (references) Black Earth Mold; earth of a dark color. --Woodward. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. Black Earth (town), Black Earth is a town located in Dane County, Wisconsin. As Wisconsin of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 449. The Village of Black Earth is located within the town. (references) Bleaching earth An adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Blue Earth River The Blue Earth River is a tributary of the Minnesota River in an agricultural region of south-central Minnesota in the United States; it also drains a small portion of northern Iowa. Via the Minnesota, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. It drains an area of 3,556 sq mi (9210 sq km) -- 3,106 sq mi http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/earth?cx=p…29744%3Av0qd01-tdlq&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=earth&sa=Search#922 Page 2 of 102 Dictionary - Definition of earth 4/10/11 4:15 PM (8044 sq km) in Minnesota and 450 sq mi (1165 sq km) in Iowa. (references) Brick earth Clay or earth suitable for, or used in making, bricks. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. Call of Cthulhu: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a survival horror Dark Corners of the adventure game developed by Headfirst Productions. It is based Earth on the works of H. P. Lovecraft who is the author of the Cthulhu Mythos. (references) Center For Earth and The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) conducts Planetary Studies an active research program in planetary and terrestrial geology and geophysics using remote sensing data from Earth-orbiting satellites and manned and unmanned space missions. The Center possesses a computer lab that permits processing and manipulation of large remote sensing datasets. The scope of research activities includes work on Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, and the Galilean satellites, and corresponding field studies in terrestrial analog regions. CEPS staff study a variety of geophysical processes, such as volcanism, floods, cratering, tectonics, and sand movement. Many of the terrestrial studies also address topics of current concern for global climate change. (references) Central Black Earth Central Black Earth Region or Central Chernozem Region Region (- , , - ) is a part of the Eurasian chernozem belt that lies within Central Russia and comprises Voronezh Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Belgorod Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Oryol Oblast and Kursk Oblast. The name is often incorrectly abbreviated by skipping the adjective "central". (references) ------------------ 187 common expressions abridged --------------- Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. bookmark email print tweet facebook Specialty Expressions: earth Expressions Domain Definition Absence of earth Electrical A condition when a telephone switch bank contact Engineering is either open or connected to negative battery. Source: European Union. (references) Accidental earth Electrical Unintentional connexion to earth. Source: European Engineering Union. (references) Activated earth Mining Clayey earth activated by means of an acid or an alkali. Source: European Union. (references) Active earth pressure Mining The minimum value of lateral earth pressure exerted by soil on a structure, occurring when the soil is allowed to yield sufficiently to cause its internal shearing resistance along a potential failure surface to be completely mobilized. See also:surchargeCF:passive earth pressure. (references) Adamic earth Mining A term used for common clay, in reference to the material of which Adam,the first man, was made; http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/earth?cx=p…29744%3Av0qd01-tdlq&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=earth&sa=Search#922 Page 3 of 102 Dictionary - Definition of earth 4/10/11 4:15 PM specif. a kind of red clay. (references) Albedo of the planet Geography A measure of the surface reflective capability of a Earth body that is not radiating; the ratio of the radiation (radiant energy or luminous energy) reflected by the Earth, including its atmosphere, to the incident solar radiation. Source: European Union. (references) Alkali earth Mining One of a group of elements (Group II) forming divalent cations; esp. calcium, strontium, and barium, but also includes beryllium, magnesium,and radium. (references) Alkaline earth Geology Any of the metallic elements found in the second column of the periodic table, such as calcium and magnesium. (references) Alum earth Mining An argillaceous rock, commonly a shale, containing marcasite or pyrite which, as it decomposes, forms sulfuric acid that attacks the shale and produces alum. Many such rocks are carbonaceous. See also: alum shale. (references) Artificial earth Aerospace A manmade earth satellite, as distinguished from satellite the moon. (references) ------------------ 172 specialty expressions abridged --------------- Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. bookmark email print tweet facebook Abbreviations & Acronyms: earth The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations