terraforming
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- noun
- /ˈtɛrɪˌfɔrmɪŋ/
- Specialized
- The concept of terraforming involves altering a planet's atmosphere to support human life.
- terraforming Mars
- terraforming project
- terraforming planets
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Watch on YouTubeIs this one of the first steps to terraforming Mars?
- Is this one of the first steps to terraforming Mars?
- We could imagine it could, in physics, pure physics terms, terraforming Mars, turning it into a habitable world.
- You see, terraforming is conceivable in theory, but virtually impossible to implement in practice.
- So let's come back and talk a little bit about the world building that is happening through terraforming.
- And then you have terraforming, bringing these cumulonimbus, thunderstorm, thunderstorm, clouds that rain.
- And so then you think about you've got these seven races, the humans, you've got terraforming where there's pockets of old earth and hybrid and pure alien.
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Is this one of the first steps to terraforming Mars?
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The colonists would then proceed with the terraforming of the rest of the planet.
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You see, terraforming is conceivable in theory, but virtually impossible to implement in practice.
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Terraforming has begun.
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The first stage of terraforming had been to sow the ocean, which covered three-quarters of the planet, with photosynthetic organisms.
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All of that might be deliberately done as an attempt to make Mars into a second Earth, to make it Earth-like, and there's an actual term for that; it's called "terraforming" - making a planet more like Earth.
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Scientists believe that terraforming Mars could lead to a new habitat for future generations.
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Many science fiction stories explore the challenges and possibilities of terraforming distant worlds.
Synonyms
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Land that people make usable for living or farming
Antonyms
How Habitable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Terraforming starts with Latin terra meaning 'earth' and the part form meaning 'shape', so it means 'shaping a world like Earth'. That's why terraforming refers to changing a planet's land and air to make it suitable for human life.