terrella

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small magnetized model ball representing the Earth, used in investigating magnetism. historical

词形变化

terrellas plural terrellae plural

词源

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