extraterrestrial
outside, or originating outside, the limits of the earth: People on earth have long speculated about the idea of extraterrestrial life.Cataclysmic wildfires could be expected if earth were to take an extraterrestrial hit.
a being originating from beyond the earth; an alien from outer space: It was your typical sci-fi novel about extraterrestrials conquering the earth.
Origin of extraterrestrial
1- Rarely exterrestrial .
Other words from extraterrestrial
- ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al·ly, adverb
Words Nearby extraterrestrial
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How to use extraterrestrial in a sentence
In recent years, the search for extraterrestrials has been accelerated by a wave of new technologies that allow us to better probe distant reaches of the galaxy.
What We Really Know About Life in Outer Space | Outside Editors | September 17, 2020 | Outside OnlineAll of this was enough to spur journalist Laura Krantz to launch an investigation of her own into what we really know about extraterrestrials.
What We Really Know About Life in Outer Space | Outside Editors | September 17, 2020 | Outside OnlineGiven how inhospitable we’ve learned Venus to be, we’ve spent the majority of the last century pinning some of our biggest hopes of finding signs of extraterrestrial life on Mars.
We need to go to Venus as soon as possible | Neel Patel | September 16, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIf the discovery holds up, and if no other explanations for the gas are found, then the hellish planet next door could be the first to yield signs of extraterrestrial life — though those are very big ifs.
Phosphine gas found in Venus’ atmosphere may be ‘a possible sign of life’ | Lisa Grossman | September 14, 2020 | Science NewsThat order was a follow-up to a law passed in 2015 outlining America’s position that US companies are allowed to own and sell resources they’ve extracted from extraterrestrial bodies.
NASA will pay for moon rocks excavated by private companies | Neel Patel | September 10, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
The quirky chapter on extraterrestrial life is set at Los Angeles International Airport.
Pope Francis Asked ‘Would You Baptize an Alien?’ Here’s the Answer. | Barbie Latza Nadeau | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was one of the first novels of extraterrestrial invasion ever written, and it still feels fresh to readers today.
When Mars Attacked 75 Years Ago—And Everyone Believed It | Marc Wortman | October 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the idea that some nebulous force of will could have flipped six votes is completely extraterrestrial.
Two of the numbers involve UFOs and aliens, presumably extraterrestrial.
On Sunday, some 125 extraterrestrial rocks will be auctioned off.
New York City Stages Largest Meteorite Auction Ever | Lizzie Crocker | October 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the other continents go as North America has gone, will you alone be divinely translated to some extraterrestrial sphere?
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreThey lost all vestiges of their original Martian culture, even memory of their extraterrestrial origin.
Time Crime | H. Beam PiperHis status and stature with the extraterrestrial Mining Company was well known to all of us, and certainly respected.
Jack of No Trades | Charles CottrellThe extraterrestrial had even the ability to achieve a dry quality in his voice.
Combat | Dallas McCord ReynoldsWhen Hank had finished, the extraterrestrial turned his eyes to Loo.
Combat | Dallas McCord Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for extraterrestrial
/ (ˌɛkstrətɪˈrɛstrɪəl) /
occurring or existing beyond the earth's atmosphere
(in science fiction) a being from beyond the earth's atmosphere
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Scientific definitions for extraterrestrial
[ ĕk′strə-tə-rĕs′trē-əl ]
Originating, located, or occurring outside the Earth or its atmosphere.
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Cultural definitions for 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.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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