Difference between Sublunary and Terrestrial

What is the difference between Sublunary and Terrestrial?

Sublunary as an adjective is situated between the earth and the moon; sublunar or cislunar while Terrestrial as an adjective is of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the earth or its inhabitants.

Sublunary

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: situated between the earth and the moon; sublunar or cislunar down-to-earth; of this world; earthly or terrestrial

Terrestrial

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants.Of, relating to, or composed of land.Living or growing on land; not aquatic.Concerned with the world or worldly matters.Of or pertaining to the second highest degree of glory.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An inhabitant of the planet Earth.A ground-dwelling plant.

Example sentence: Of course there is still unexplored terrestrial territory, but most of it is waterlogged. Submersed secret places, such as the Challenger Deep, which today lure hi-tech adventurers like Richard Branson and James Cameron, will undoubtedly provide welcome fodder for 'National Geographic.'

We hope you now know whether to use Sublunary or Terrestrial in your sentence.

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