terraforming

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹəfɔːmɪŋ/ Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧form‧ing Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mɪŋ === Noun === 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. ==== Synonyms ==== planetary engineering terraformation ==== Hypernyms ==== forming ==== Hyponyms ==== paraterraforming ==== Coordinate terms ==== geoengineering pantropy ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== terraforming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Verb === terraforming present participle and gerund of terraform == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English terraforming. === Noun === terraforming n (uncountable) terraforming ==== Declension ====