terraforming en · NOUN
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- /ˈtɛɹəfɔːmɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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(uncountable) The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, etc. to make it similar to those of Earth and thus suitable for human life.
Almarcrux's abundant water and relatively mild temperature and gravity have placed it on the short list of terraforming candidate worlds. However, there is significant opposition from eco-ethics groups, who assert that Almarcrux's primitive methanotrophic bacteria may be a precursor to a full-fledged native ecology.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Almarcrux planetary description:
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terraformation · planetary engineering
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cmn 地球化 (planetary engineering) · ru террафо́рминг (planetary engineering) · uk тераформува́ння (planetary engineering) · ro terraformare (planetary engineering) · pt terraformação (planetary engineering) · el γεωμόρφωση (planetary engineering) · el γαιοπλασία (planetary engineering) · sh тераформирање (planetary engineering) · he הארצה (planetary engineering) · ar تِيرَافُورْمِينْغ (planetary engineering) · el γεωπλασία (planetary engineering) · fa زمینیسازی (planetary engineering) · es terraformación (planetary engineering) · hu terraformálás (planetary engineering) · fr terraformage (planetary engineering) · vi địa khai hóa (planetary engineering) · is jarðsköpun (planetary engineering) · fr terraformation (planetary engineering) · ja テラフォーミング (planetary engineering) · ar تِيرَافُورْمِينْغ (planetary engineering) · no terraforming (planetary engineering) · eo teroformigo (planetary engineering) · ru терраформи́рование (planetary engineering) · ca ecopoesi (planetary engineering) · it terraformazione (planetary engineering) · fi maankaltaistaminen (planetary engineering) · ar إِعَادَة تَأْهِيل (planetary engineering) · nb terraforming (planetary engineering) · el γαιοδιαμόρφωση (planetary engineering) · tr Dünyalaştırma (planetary engineering) · ko 테라포밍 (planetary engineering) · lt teraformavimas (planetary engineering) · mk тераформирање (planetary engineering) · az terraformalaşdırılma (planetary engineering) · sv terraformering (planetary engineering) · pl terraformowanie (planetary engineering) · mk земјообликување (planetary engineering) · ja 地球化 (planetary engineering) · fr terraforming (planetary engineering) · el γαιοσχηματισμός (planetary engineering) · de Terraforming (planetary engineering) · da terraformning (planetary engineering) · cs terraformace (planetary engineering) · bn পৃথিবীকরণ (planetary engineering) · nl terravorming (planetary engineering) · is jarðbreyting (planetary engineering) · ko 지구화 (planetary engineering) · fi terraformointi (planetary engineering) · sv terraformning (planetary engineering) · sh teraformiranje (planetary engineering)