terraforming
3 synonyms for terraforming, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The hypothetical process of changing a planet or moon so that it becomes like Earth and suitable for human life.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
The hypothetical process of changing a planet or moon so that it becomes like Earth and suitable for human life.
“Many science fiction novels imagine the terraforming of Mars.”
2. noun video games
In video games, the changing of the terrain by the player or the game.
“The game lets you dig and build, so terraforming is central to it.”
How to use terraforming
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
It is common in science fiction and gaming as well as in speculative science.
Etymology
The word is formed in English from the verb terraform with the ending -ing.
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