Terraform

Quick meaning: Terraform is a verb meaning (transitive, chiefly science fiction) To transform the atmosphere (or biosphere) of another planet into one having the characteristics of Earth.

Meaning

(transitive, chiefly science fiction) To transform the atmosphere (or biosphere) of another planet into one having the characteristics of Earth.

Example Sentences

He had been the original claimant of Obania, forty years ago; and Drake was the young spatial engineer he employed to terraform the little rock, only two kilometers through—by sinking a shaft to its heart for the paragravity installation, generating oxygen and water from mineral oxides, releasing absorptive gases to trap the feeble heat of the far-off Sun.

Word Forms

• terraforms
• terraforming
• terraformed

Synonyms for terraform

Depending on context, synonyms include Earthscape.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include terrestrialize, terrestrialise, transnature, anthropize, transfigure, tropicalise.

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