Telluric

Telluric

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 contamination, contamination of astronomical spectra by the Earth's atmosphere (also can be referred as "Telluric lines" or "Telluric bands")
*Telluric compound, a compound which contains tellurium in the +6 oxidation state


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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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