pantropy

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pantropy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “all”) + τροπή (tropḗ, “transformation”, literally “turning”), coined by American science-fiction writer James Blish and first attested in 1952.^[1]

Noun

pantropy (uncountable)

(science fiction) The process of adapting humans through genetic and/or cybernetic means to thrive in environments otherwise inhospitable to them, such as outer space, the deep sea or other planets.

Coordinate terms

terraforming

References

^ Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “pantropy, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

[1] Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “pantropy, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

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