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terraforming

/ (ˈtɛrəˌfɔːmɪŋ) /
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noun
planetary engineering designed to enhance the capacity of an extraterrestrial planetary environment to sustain life
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Word Origin for terraforming

C20: from Latin terra earth + forming
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