Meanings
adjectivecircumterrestrial (not comparable)
- not comparableThat surrounds, or revolves about, the Earth.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
- Latincircus
- Latincircum
- Latincircum-
- Englishcircum-
- Englishterrestrial
- Englishcircumterrestrial
From circum- + terrestrial.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French circumterrestre
- circumterrestrearound the globe
Hungarian Föld körüli
- Föld körüliaround the globe
Italian circumterrestre
- circumterrestrearound the globe
Russian околозе́мный
- околозе́мный (okolozémnyj)around the globe
Ukrainian навколозе́мний
- навколозе́мний (navkolozémnyj)around the globe
Cite this entry
APA
circumterrestrial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumterrestrial
MLA
“circumterrestrial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumterrestrial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumterrestrial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumterrestrial.
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