terraforming

 [ter-uh-fawrm]  

ter·ra·form

   [ter-uh-fawrm]
verb (used with object)
to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
Origin:
1975–80; terra + form; perhaps taken as v. use of an adj. with -form as second element
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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terraforming (ˈtɛrəˌfɔːmɪŋ)
 
—n
planetary engineering designed to enhance the capacity of an extraterrestrial planetary environment to sustain life
 
[C20: from Latin terra earth + forming]

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