terraforming

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɹəfɔːmɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧form‧ing
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mɪŋ

terraforming (uncountable)

1. 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.

• planetary engineering
• terraformation

• forming

• paraterraforming

• geoengineering
• pantropy

• terraforming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

terraforming

1. present participle and gerund of terraform

Unadapted borrowing from English terraforming.

terraforming n (uncountable)

1. terraforming