noosphere

[ noh-uh-sfeer ]

noun

, Ecology.

1. the biosphere including and modified by such human activities as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, urbanization, and industrialization.

noosphere

/ ˈnəʊˌsfɪə /

noun

1. philosophy the part of the biosphere that is affected by human thought, culture, and knowledge

Word History and Origins

Origin of noosphere¹

First recorded in 1940–45; from French noösphere, from Greek nóo(s) “mind” + French sphère “globe”; sphere

Word History and Origins

Origin of noosphere¹

C20: from French noösphère , based on Greek noos mind