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名詞

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.

同意語

• planetary engineering
• terraformation

上位語

• forming

下位語

• paraterraforming

等位語

• geoengineering
• pantropy

Further reading

• terraforming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

動詞

terraforming

1. present participle and gerund of terraform