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Meaning of terraform | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˈtɛɹəfɔː(ɹ)m

Definitions

To transform the atmosphere (or biosphere) of another planet into one having the characteristics of Earth.

transitive

Equivalents

العربية أرض
Deutsch terraformen
Español terraformar
Français terraformer
Português terraformar

Examples

“He had been the original claimant of Obania, forty years ago; and Drake was the young spatial engineer he employed to terraform the little rock, only two kilometers through—by sinking a shaft to its heart for the paragravity installation, generating oxygen and water from mineral oxides, releasing absorptive gases to trap the feeble heat of the far-off Sun.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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