2006-09-06 01:01:32 · 5 answers · asked by sameera 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"a sealed transparent globe or similar container in which plants are grown."
Terrariums are sort of a combination decorative item/science experiment. You get a huge glass jar, dump some dirt in it, stick in a few plants, water it and put on the lid. It creates a closed habit which will, for a time, achieve ecological homeostasis... an automatic, self-adjusting balance of atmospheric gasses and moisture content.
The earth, as described in Genesis, was conceived by the writers as being like a terrarium. They pictured the entire span of existence to be water and earth, surrounded by mountains, and topped with a SOLID STRUCTURE called the 'firmament'... i.e., the sky; essentially, a 'terrarium'... a big jar.
They conceived that the sun, moon, and stars were affixed to the solid firmament. Heaven was on the other side of the firmament... i.e., on the 'other side' of the sky.
2006-09-06 01:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
America is the definition of terrarium
2006-09-06 09:04:45 · answer #2 · answered by ustahd m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look around you - the world we live in is the first and best terrarium.
2006-09-06 08:03:38 · answer #3 · answered by Ever Learn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
***what is the definition of terrarium? ***
1890, from Mod.L., formed from L. terra "land" (see terrain) + -arium, abstracted from aquarium.
terrarium
noun : a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed
2006-09-06 08:20:48 · answer #4 · answered by zurioluchi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is box for snakes and other reptiles...
"terra" from latin means land.. it is for animals who live on the ground
2006-09-06 08:19:23 · answer #5 · answered by Suomi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋