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terraformed

terraformed is the simple past and past participle of terraform.

Meaning of terraform

Verb

terraform (third-person singular simple present terraforms, present participle terraforming, simple past and past participle terraformed)

  1. (transitive) To transform the atmosphere (or biosphere) of another planet into one having the characteristics of Earth.
    • 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...1942 July, Jack Williamson, “Collision Orbit”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 29, number 5, page 82
    Synonyms:
    Earthscape

Questions about terraformed

What is terraformed the simple past and past participle of?
Terraformed is the simple past and past participle of terraform.

Words near terraformed in the dictionary

  1. Terraferma
  2. terraform
  3. terraformable
  4. terraformation
  5. terraformations
  6. terraformed
  7. terraformer
  8. terraformers
  9. terraforming
  10. terraforms
  11. Terragon

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