earthside

1 8.0

On the side that faces the Earth

adjective
/ˈɜrθˌsaɪd/

: terrestre

She felt a sense of comfort knowing her family was earthside while she explored the stars.

Examples

At such moments, she looked subtly unhuman, all her proportions just a trifle off the earthside norm.

Fiction book (2000)
The astronauts conducted their experiments on the earthside surface of the moon.
The space station was designed to simulate earthside conditions for the astronauts aboard.

Synonyms

earthward

vsearthside

1 4.9

Toward the ground from above

refers to the side that faces the Earth rather than movement toward it

groundward

vsearthside

1 5.8

Pointing or moving down toward the ground

is about the side that faces the Earth especially for celestial bodies

Antonyms

spaceward

1 7.7

Toward outer space

Surface Forms

earthside positive

Morphology

earthside = earth + side (transparent) = earth + side

A straightforward compound of 'earth' + 'side'; learners who know both components can infer 'the side facing or toward the Earth'.

Etymology

Earthside comes from earth ('the ground' or our planet) and side ('a face or part of something'), so it means the side that faces the Earth, like the face of the Moon we see from here.