terraformingn.

/ˈtɛrəfɔːmɪŋ/

Etymology: < terra n. 2 + forming n.

Chiefly Science Fiction.

The process of transforming a planet into one sufficiently similar to the earth to support terrestrial life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > [noun] > transforming into planet similar to earth

planetary engineering1936

terraforming1949

ecopoiesis1990

1949 ‘W. Stewart’ in Astounding Sci. Fiction Feb. 15/1 I've got the Martian industrial trust interested in an atomic furnace to make synthetic terraforming diamonds.

1989 Daily Tel. 4 Nov. p. xiii/5 Mars..is a dry, cold and almost airless world that will need considerable changes, or ‘terraforming’, before people can roam its deserts without protective clothing.

1993 Sci. Fiction Age Jan. 12/2 Mars-Firsters, or Reds, who see terraforming as an unrectifiable insult to the uniqueness of the planet.

Derivatives

ˈterraform v. (transitive) to transform (an environment or planet) in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > [verb (transitive)] > transform into planet resembling earth

terraform1949

1949 ‘W. Stewart’ in Astounding Sci. Fiction Feb. 37/1 Once old Bruce O'Banion..hired Jim Drake to terraform it.

1974 L. Niven & J. Pournelle Mote in God's Eye (1975) i. iv. 33 The middle two planets are inhabited, both terraformed by First Empire scientists after Jasper Murcheson.

1992 Waldenbooks Hailing Frequencies 14/1 Venus had been terraformed, more or less.

ˈterraformed adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > [adjective] > resembling earth > transformed into

terraformed1949

1949 ‘W. Stewart’ in Astounding Sci. Fiction Feb. 37/1 That little terraformed planetoid, outside the mines and the drift, had been the base of supplies for Freedonia.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	terraforming
释义	terraformingn. /ˈtɛrəfɔːmɪŋ/ Etymology: < terra n. 2 + forming n. Chiefly Science Fiction. The process of transforming a planet into one sufficiently similar to the earth to support terrestrial life. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > [noun] > transforming into planet similar to earth planetary engineering1936 terraforming1949 ecopoiesis1990 1949 ‘W. Stewart’ in Astounding Sci. Fiction Feb. 15/1 I've got the Martian industrial trust interested in an atomic furnace to make synthetic terraforming diamonds. 1989 Daily Tel. 4 Nov. p. xiii/5 Mars..is a dry, cold and almost airless world that will need considerable changes, or ‘terraforming’, before people can roam its deserts without protective clothing. 1993 Sci. Fiction Age Jan. 12/2 Mars-Firsters, or Reds, who see terraforming as an unrectifiable insult to the uniqueness of the planet. Derivatives ˈterraform v. (transitive) to transform (an environment or planet) in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > [verb (transitive)] > transform into planet resembling earth terraform1949 1949 ‘W. Stewart’ in Astounding Sci. Fiction Feb. 37/1 Once old Bruce O'Banion..hired Jim Drake to terraform it. 1974 L. Niven & J. Pournelle Mote in God's Eye (1975) i. iv. 33 The middle two planets are inhabited, both terraformed by First Empire scientists after Jasper Murcheson. 1992 Waldenbooks Hailing Frequencies 14/1 Venus had been terraformed, more or less. ˈterraformed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > [adjective] > resembling earth > transformed into terraformed1949 1949 ‘W. Stewart’ in Astounding Sci. Fiction Feb. 37/1 That little terraformed planetoid, outside the mines and the drift, had been the base of supplies for Freedonia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1949
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