Preterrestrial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Preterrestrial is an adjective meaning Prior to the formation of Earth.
Meaning
Prior to the formation of Earth.
More Meanings
- (geology) Occurring prior to a meteorite's impact with Earth
Example Sentences
A plagioclase glass in some chondrites and irons formed by preterrestrial impact between meteorites in space.
The System of the World of Laplace is the history of a preterrestrial era, the history of the world before the formation of the planet Earth, or if one prefers, of the Earth in its unity with the Sun.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pregeological, pre-anthropic, premetazoan, primary, preaerobic, terrigenous.
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