1. terraforming - Noun
2. terraforming - Verb
terraforming
present participle of terraform
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terraforming (uncountable)
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.
A long time ago humans talked of terraforming Mars and Venus, but we never did it. Just too busy blowing ourselves up, I guess, ever to get round to it. Charles Sheffield
A voice intrudes into the player's dreams and soon waking moments, threatening more attacks if the industrial pollution and terraforming by the colonists is not reversed. Source: Internet
As a result, terraforming Mars is not possible using present-day technology,” Bruce Jakosky of the University of Colorado, Boulder, lead author of the study, said in the statement. Source: Internet
Aspects and definitions Beginning in 1985, Martyn J. Fogg began publishing several articles on terraforming. Source: Internet
If initially lifeless, then such a world could host a biosphere of considerable complexity without the need for terraforming. Source: Internet
Economic issues The initial cost of such projects as planetary terraforming would be gargantuan, and the infrastructure of such an enterprise would have to be built from scratch. Source: Internet