pantropy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
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.
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References[edit]
- ^ Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “pantropy, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.