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单词 terraforming
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
terraforming /ˈtɛrəˌfɔːmɪŋ/ n
  1. planetary engineering designed to enhance the capacity of an extraterrestrial planetary environment to sustain life
Etymology: 20th Century: from Latin terra earth + forming
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ter•ra•form  (terə fôrm′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. Aerospace, Astronomyto alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
  • 1975–80; terra + form; perh. taken as verb, verbal use of an adjective, adjectival with -form as second element

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