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terraforming en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɛɹəfɔːmɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (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:

Coordinates

pantropy · geoengineering

Hypernyms

forming

Hyponyms

paraterraforming

Synonyms

terraformation · planetary engineering

Translations (50)

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)

terraforming en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɛɹəfɔːmɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of terraform
    form of terraform