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Terraforming

Terraforming

See also: terraforming

German

Terraforming

Noun

Terraforming n

  1. terraforming (planetary engineering)


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terraforming

terraforming

See also: Terraforming

English

Verb

terraforming

  1. present participle of terraform

Noun

terraforming (uncountable)

  1. terraforming (literally, "Earth-shaping") of a planet, moon, or other body is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying its atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology to be similar to those of Earth to make it habitable by humans.

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Related terms

  • paraterraforming

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