terraforming
See also: Terraforming
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Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹəfɔːmɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧form‧ing
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mɪŋ
Noun edit
terraforming (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.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Almarcrux planetary description:
- 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.
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planetary engineering
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Further reading edit
- terraforming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb edit
terraforming
- present participle and gerund of terraform
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English terraforming.
Noun edit
terraforming n (uncountable)
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declension of terraforming (singular only)
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) terraforming | terraformingul |
genitive/dative | (unui) terraforming | terraformingului |
vocative | terraformingule |