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Definition of Terra

Terra
Terra Ter"ra, n. [It. & L. See Terrace.] The earth; earth. Terra alba [L., white earth] (Com.), a white amorphous earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate certain foods, spices, candies, paints, etc. Terra cotta. [It., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto cooked, L. coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook. See Cook, n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues, architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like. Terr[ae] filius [L., son of the earth], formerly, one appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the prevaricator at Cambridge, England. Terra firma [L.], firm or solid earth, as opposed to water. Terra Japonica. [NL.] Same as Gambier. It was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan. Terra Lemnia [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under Lemnian. Terra ponderosa [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or heavy spar. Terra di Sienna. See Sienna.

Meaning of Terra from wikipedia

- Look up Terra or terra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Terra may often refer to: Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess An alternate name for planet...
- Look up terra firma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Terra firma ("solid earth" in Latin) may refer to: Solid earth, the planet's solid surface and...
- up Terra Nova in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Terra Nova (literally "New Earth" or "New Land") may refer to: Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land Terra Nova...
- Terra Nova is an American science fiction drama television series. It aired on the Fox Network for one season from September 26 to December 19, 2011....
- TERRA in biology is an abbreviation for "TElomeric Repeat-containing RNA". TERRA is RNA that is transcribed from telomeres — the repeating 6-nucleotide...
- Terra is the name used by multiple fictional superheroines published by DC Comics. The first Terra, Tara Markov, joins the Teen Titans as a double agent...
- Terra Formars (****anese: テラフォーマーズ, Hepburn: Tera Fōmāzu) is a ****anese manga series written by Yū Sasuga [ja] and illustrated by Kenichi Tachibana [ja]...
- attestation, the word eorðe was used to translate the many senses of Latin terra and Gr**** γῆ gē: the ground, its soil, dry land, the human world, the surface...
- Portuguese its full name is terra preta do índio or terra preta de índio ("black soil of the Indian", "Indians' black earth"). Terra mulata ("mulatto earth")...
- religion and mythology, Tellus, Terra or Tierra ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable...