extraterrestrial

/'ekstrəti'restriəl /
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extraterrestrial

Scientists search for signs of extraterrestrial life with a large radio telescope.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Originating, located, or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere: Describes something that comes from, exists in, or happens in a place beyond the planet Earth.

  2. Noun:

    • A form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere: A hypothetical being or creature from another world.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Scientists are searching for extraterrestrial signals from distant stars.
    • The movie is about an extraterrestrial object that crashes in the desert.

  • Noun:

    • Many people claim to have seen an extraterrestrial.
    • The story features a friendly extraterrestrial who wants to learn about human culture.
Advanced Usage

  • "Extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI)": The hypothetical intellectual capacity of beings from other worlds.

    • The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is a major goal of some astronomy projects.

  • "Extraterrestrial origin": Describing something as coming from beyond Earth.

    • The meteorite's composition suggested an extraterrestrial origin.
Variants and Related Words
  • Extraterrestrially (adverb): In an extraterrestrial manner; from or in outer space.
    • The material was believed to have arrived extraterrestrially.
Synonyms
  • Alien (adj/noun): Belonging to a foreign country or world; a being from another world.
  • Otherworldly (adj): Of or relating to an imaginary or spiritual world.
Related Phrases

  • "Extraterrestrial life": Life that does not originate from Earth.

    • The discovery of water on Mars renewed hopes of finding extraterrestrial life.

  • "Extraterrestrial object": Any physical item, like a meteoroid or spacecraft, that comes from space.

    • The museum displayed the extraterrestrial object found at the impact site.
extraterrestrial

Scientists search for signs of extraterrestrial life with a large radio telescope.

Adjective
  1. originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere
    • is there extraterrestrial life?
Noun
  1. a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

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