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Earth vs. Neutral — What's the Difference?

Earth vs. Neutral — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Earth and Neutral

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor and support life. About 29.2% of Earth's surface is land consisting of continents and islands.

Neutral

Not aligned with, supporting, or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest.

Earth

The planet on which we live; the world
The diversity of life on earth

Neutral

Belonging to neither side in a controversy
On neutral ground.

Earth

The substance of the land surface; soil
A layer of earth
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Neutral

Belonging to neither kind; not one thing or the other.

Earth

Electrical connection to the ground, regarded as having zero electrical potential.
Ensure metal fittings are electrically bonded to earth

Neutral

Sexless; neuter.

Earth

The underground lair of a badger or fox.

Neutral

Of or relating to a solution or compound that is neither acidic nor alkaline.

Earth

Connect (an electrical device) with the ground
The front metal panels must be soundly earthed

Neutral

Of or relating to a compound that does not ionize in solution.

Earth

Drive (a fox) to its underground lair.

Neutral

Of or relating to a particle, an object, or a system that has neither positive nor negative electric charge.

Earth

Cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth
The stems can be earthed up when the plant is about one foot high

Neutral

Of or relating to a particle, object, or system that has a net electric charge of zero.

Earth

The land surface of the world.

Neutral

Of or indicating a color, such as gray, black, or white, that lacks hue; achromatic.

Earth

The softer, friable part of land; soil, especially productive soil.

Neutral

(Linguistics) Pronounced with the tongue in a middle position, neither high nor low, as the a in around.

Earth

OftenEarthThe third planet from the sun, having a sidereal period of revolution about the sun of 365.26 days at a mean distance of approximately 149.6 million kilometers (92.96 million miles), a sidereal rotation period of 23 hours 56.07 minutes, an average radius of 6,378.1 kilometers (3,963 miles), and a mass of approximately 5.9736 × 1024 kilograms (1.3169 × 1025 pounds).

Neutral

A nation nonaligned with either side in a war.

Earth

The realm of mortal existence; the temporal world.

Neutral

A citizen of such a nation.

Earth

The human inhabitants of the world:The earth received the news with joy.

Neutral

One who takes no side in a controversy
"I am by disposition one of life's neutrals, a human Switzerland" (John Gregory Dunne).

Earth

Worldly affairs and pursuits.

Neutral

A neutral hue.

Earth

Everyday life; reality:was brought back to earth from his daydreams of wealth and fame.

Neutral

A position in which a set of gears is disengaged so that power cannot be transmitted.

Earth

The substance of the human body; clay.

Neutral

A member of a confederacy of Iroquoian-speaking Native American peoples formerly inhabiting the northern shore of Lake Erie. The Neutral were destroyed by the Iroquois in the mid-1600s.

Earth

The lair of a burrowing animal.

Neutral

(politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.

Earth

Chiefly British The ground of an electrical circuit.

Neutral

Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
I am neutral regarding the issue of gay marriage.

Earth

(Chemistry)Any of several metallic oxides, such as alumina or zirconia, that are difficult to reduce and were formerly regarded as elements.

Neutral

Neither positive nor negative.

Earth

To cover or heap (plants) with soil for protection.

Neutral

Neither beneficial nor harmful.

Earth

To chase (an animal) into an underground hiding place.

Neutral

(biology) Having no sex; neuter.

Earth

To burrow or hide in the ground. Used of a hunted animal.

Neutral

Having no obvious colour; gray

Earth

Senseid|en|Q2}} {{alternative case form of Earth; Our planet, third out from the Sun.
The astronauts saw the earth from the porthole.

Neutral

(physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.

Earth

(uncountable) Soil.
This is good earth for growing potatoes.

Neutral

(chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.

Earth

(uncountable) Any general rock-based material.
She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.

Neutral

A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.

Earth

The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.

Neutral

A person who takes no side in a dispute.

Earth

(British) A connection electrically to the earth (US ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.

Neutral

An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.

Earth

The lair or den (as a hole in the ground) of an animal such as a fox.

Neutral

A neutral hue.

Earth

A region of the planet; a land or country.

Neutral

The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.

Earth

Worldly things, as against spiritual ones.

Neutral

An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.

Earth

The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).

Neutral

Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.
The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but constantly takes part one way or the other.

Earth

(metonymically) The people on the globe.

Neutral

Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced.
Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,And neutral some, in her fantastic eye.

Earth

Any planet similar to the Earth (our earth): an exoplanet viewed as another earth, or a potential one.
New space telescopes may accelerate the search for other earths that may be out there.

Neutral

Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; - said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline.

Earth

(archaic) The human body.

Neutral

A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral.
The neutral, as far as commerce extends, becomes a party in the war.

Earth

The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.

Neutral

One who does not side with any party in a war or dispute

Earth

Any of certain substances now known to be oxides of metal, which were distinguished by being infusible, and by insolubility in water.

Neutral

Neither moral nor immoral; neither good nor evil, right nor wrong

Earth

To connect electrically to the earth.
That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.

Neutral

Having no personal preference;
Impersonal criticism
A neutral observer

Earth

(transitive) To bury.

Neutral

Having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active;
Inert matter
An indifferent chemical in a reaction

Earth

(transitive) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.

Neutral

Not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest

Earth

(intransitive) To burrow.

Neutral

Having a positive electric charge;
Protons are positive

Earth

The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.
That law preserves the earth a sphereAnd guides the planets in their course.
In heaven, or earth, or under earth, in hell.

Neutral

Lacking hue;
Neutral colors like back or white

Earth

The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
God called the dry land earth.
He is pure air and fire, and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him.

Neutral

Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.;
A positive attitude
The reviews were all positive
A positive benefit
A positive demand

Earth

The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.
Give him a little earth for charity.

Neutral

Lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics;
A neutral personality that made no impression whatever

Earth

A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
Would I had never trod this English earth.

Earth

Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
Our weary souls by earth beguiled.

Earth

The people on the globe.
The whole earth was of one language.

Earth

Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.

Earth

A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
They [ferrets] course the poor conies out of their earths.

Earth

The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.

Earth

A plowing.
Such land as ye break up for barley to sow,Two earths at the least, ere ye sow it, bestow.

Earth

To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.

Earth

To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; - sometimes with up.
The miser earths his treasure, and the thief,Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon.
Why this in earthing up a carcass?

Earth

To burrow.

Earth

The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live;
The Earth moves around the sun
He sailed around the world

Earth

The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface;
They dug into the earth outside the church

Earth

The solid part of the earth's surface;
The plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
The earth shook for several minutes
He dropped the logs on the ground

Earth

The abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell);
It was hell on earth

Earth

Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Earth

The concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife;
They consider the church to be independent of the world

Earth

A connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)

Earth

Hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Earth

Connect to the earth;
Earth the circuit

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