a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) पर्याय: ground,
the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" पर्याय: worldly concern, earthly concern, world,
the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth" पर्याय: Earth,
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" पर्याय: Earth, world, globe,
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" पर्याय: land, dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma,
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church" पर्याय: ground,
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)