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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...
- Terra a Terra is a band from Portugal. 1980 «Dançando pulirando» Dançando pulirando Luisinha Não se me dá que vindimem Raparigas, cantai todas! Primavera...
- Terra is a blockchain protocol and payment platform used for algorithmic stablecoins. The project was created in 2018 by Terraform Labs, a startup co-founded...
- Terra nullius (/ˈtɛrə ˈnʌlɪəs/, plural terrae nullius) is a Latin expression meaning "nobody's land". Since the nineteenth century it has occasionally...
- Terracotta, also known as terra cotta or terra-cotta (Italian: [ˌtɛrraˈkɔtta]; lit. 'baked earth'; from Latin terra cocta 'cooked earth'), is a term used...
- Terra Terra – The Aquarius Era is a music drama by Nicholas Lens. It is the second part of the operatic trilogy The Accacha Chronicles, following the...
- Spanish-language portals". July 4, 2017. Media related to Terra (company) at Wikimedia Commons Terra Brazil Terra Mexico Terra Chile Terra Colombia Terra Terra US...
- and mythology, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during...
- 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]...