terraforming
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See also: Terraforming
English[edit]
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)
Declension[edit]
declension of terraforming (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) terraforming | terraformingul |
genitive/dative | (unui) terraforming | terraformingului |
vocative | terraformingule |
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