a. [ L. tellus, -uris, the earth. ] Of or pertaining to the earth. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. A dweller on the earth. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes which produce the succession of day and night, and the changes of the seasons. [ Written also tellurion. ] [ 1913 Webster ]