terrella

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noun

A small magnetized model ball representing the Earth, used in investigating magnetism.

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earthkin
OriginLatin terra →
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Meanings

nounterrella (plural terrellas or terrellae)

plural terrellas · plural terrellae

  1. historicalA small magnetized model ball representing the Earth, used in investigating magnetism.

    Synonyms: earthkin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small magnetized model ball representing the Earth, used in investigating magnetism.

Similar
earthkin

Origin

  1. Latinterra“Earth”
  2. Englishterrella

From Latin terra (“Earth”) + -ella, meaning "little Earth". A modern formation: compare classical Latin terrula (“small field”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with terrella

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Cite this entry
APA

terrella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrella

MLA

“terrella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrella. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terrella,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrella.

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