Explore Terrarium through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like vivarium. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Terrarium meaning
- An enclosure wherein small animals are displayed, usually with some plants, in a naturalistic setting.
- A partially enclosed glass container for displaying plants, especially plants that need high humidity.
Synonyms of Terrarium
Using Terrarium
- The main meaning on this page is: An enclosure wherein small animals are displayed, usually with some plants, in a naturalistic setting. | A partially enclosed glass container for displaying plants, especially plants that need high humidity.
- Useful related words include: vivarium.
- In the example corpus, terrarium often appears in combinations such as: terrarium making, the terrarium, terrarium was.
Context around Terrarium
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Terrarium
- In this selection, "terrarium" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, own, course, chocolate, making, atwell and maker stand out and add context to how "terrarium" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a terrarium of water and and the terrarium was born. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "terrarium" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with terrarium
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Why build a terrarium? (4 words)
Sign up ahead for that sweet treat, as well as for chocolate terrarium making. (14 words)
A terrarium of water plants sits in the studio of artist Wendy Rouse in Ely. (15 words)
Very cute, and just the thing with a "Japerol" spritz ($17) or a "gin bowl" of Manly Spirits Co. Coastal Citrus Gin with PS40 Bush Tonic and enough salty, succulent beach banana to turn the glass into a terrarium ($19). (40 words)
A taste of the tropics, the plants anyway, now lives on columnist Tom Atwell's desk in the form of this terrarium Atwell created at a new Portland business that invites you to make your own terrarium. (37 words)
Activities at Trybal include bubble soccer, pickling, yoga, and dance parties, while Nai Nai Nai features escape rooms, a mud obstacle course, terrarium making, and, on one occasion, a Harry-Potter themed color war. (34 words)
Why build a terrarium? (4 words)
Example sentences (12)
A taste of the tropics, the plants anyway, now lives on columnist Tom Atwell's desk in the form of this terrarium Atwell created at a new Portland business that invites you to make your own terrarium.
Why build a terrarium?
There is also a living room zone designed for lounging and relaxing, and can be converted into a small workshop space for terrarium making.
Activities at Trybal include bubble soccer, pickling, yoga, and dance parties, while Nai Nai Nai features escape rooms, a mud obstacle course, terrarium making, and, on one occasion, a Harry-Potter themed color war.
Sign up ahead for that sweet treat, as well as for chocolate terrarium making.
A terrarium of water plants sits in the studio of artist Wendy Rouse in Ely.
Sommers has also been a mural artist, nursery school teacher, terrarium maker, flower arranger, dance teacher, architectural handdrafter/renderer, interior designer, waitress and bartender.
Very cute, and just the thing with a "Japerol" spritz ($17) or a "gin bowl" of Manly Spirits Co. Coastal Citrus Gin with PS40 Bush Tonic and enough salty, succulent beach banana to turn the glass into a terrarium ($19).
A fern spore in the jar grew, germinated into a plant, and the terrarium was born.
History A drawing of a Wardian case The first terrarium was developed by botanist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward in 1842.
Instead of the terrarium, it was known as the Wardian Case. citation The story goes that Ward hired carpenters to build his Wardian Cases to export native British plants to Sydney, Australia.
Tesla coil in terrarium (I) Modern high-voltage enthusiasts usually build Tesla coils similar to some of Tesla's "later" 2-coil air-core designs.
Common combinations with terrarium
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: