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terrestrial

[tuh-res-tree-uhl] / təˈrɛs tri əl /


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Globalstar also has terrestrial spectrum that could boost connectivity for warehouse automation or drones, Nowak said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The deal “highlights the value of spectrum as a scarce resource, be it terrestrial or satellite,” said Mike Crawford, an analyst at B. Riley Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Musk plans to put AI data centers in orbit, believing they will be cheaper than terrestrial data centers in a few years.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"A lot of people think of dinosaurs as sort of the mammal equivalents in the Mesozoic era, since they're both the dominant terrestrial animals of their respective time periods," Holtz said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

After the translation of Ptolemy’s Geography there is a record of a terrestrial globe being made in 1443 ‘according to Ptolemy’s description’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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