TERRAFORM

Meaning of TERRAFORM in English

/ ˈterəfɔːm; NAmE -fɔːrm/ verb

[ vn ] to make a planet more like Earth, so that people can live on it

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: from Latin terra earth + the verb form .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TERRAFORM — /ter"euh fawrm'/ , v.t. to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TERRAFORM — v. modify and alter the surface and atmosphere of a planet as to enable life on said plant to be …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TERRAFORM — ■ verb (especially in science fiction) transform (a planet) so as to resemble the earth. Derivatives ~er noun Origin 1940s: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TERRAFORM — ter·ra·form /ˈterəfɔːm $ -fɔːrm/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] to change the conditions on a ↑ planet so that people can …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TERRAFORM — v. To change a planet's surface and atmosphere so that life as it exist on Earth is possible [compound from …
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