The Collaborative International Dictionary
Terrel \Ter"rel\, n. [NL. terrella, from L. terra the earth.]
A spherical magnet so placed that its poles, equator, etc.,
correspond to those of the earth. [Obs.]
--Chambers.
Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) A spherical magnet positioned so that its poles, equator, etc., correspond to those of the Earth.
Usage examples of "terrel".
Liesvelt, herself and Trouble, Max and his then-partner Jannick Aledort, Carlie Held, Arabesque, Dewildah Mason, and David Terrel.
Never Terry, just Terrel, even though the name Terrel was clearly invented as a back-formation to allow the nickname Terry without saddling the kid with a really geeky name like Terence.
Two hours later, when the White Moon rose, brilliant in the crystal clear air, Terrel was sitting on one side of the pass, looking down on the obo.
The two men looked at each other, and Terrel saw the tension between them slowly ebb away.
Because of the weakness of his whole right side, Terrel would go round in circles unless he concentrated, and though Elam made dogged progress, the chill usually affected his joints before long.
Terrel saw again the almost metallic sheen of a polished jasper stone, the vivid plumage of a bee-eater, the glory of the red flowers at Kativa's shrine, and the flare of green light that preceded a desert sunrise.
Terrel wanted to ask more about the Lonely Peaks, but he was aware that he'd already shown rather more interest in the mythical monster than he could justify, so he just smiled and let Vatna go on with his retelling of the legends of Savik's Whale.
The ghosts vanished before they had a chance to say another word and, even as Terrel watched, the ring around the cat's ear dissolved into nothing.
There had been no sign of any habitation for some miles, and Terrel was confident that no one was likely to stumble upon him here.
Terrel felt the intense heat of the conflagration at the same time as he smelt the acrid scent of the tar pit.