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PRONUNCIATION OF TERRAFORM

terraform  [ˈterəˌfɔːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERRAFORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Terraform is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb terraform in English.

WHAT DOES TERRAFORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

terraform

Terraforming

Terraforming of a planet, moon, or other body is the theoretical process of deliberately modifying its atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology to be similar to the biosphere of Earth to make it habitable by Earth-like life. The term "terraforming" is sometimes used more generally as a synonym for planetary engineering, although some consider this more general usage an error. The concept of terraforming developed from both science fiction and actual science. The term was coined by Jack Williamson in a science-fiction story published during 1942 in Astounding Science Fiction, but the concept may pre-date this work. Based on experiences with Earth, the environment of a planet can be altered deliberately; however, the feasibility of creating an unconstrained planetary biosphere that mimics Earth on another planet has yet to be verified. Mars is usually considered to be the most likely candidate for terraforming. Much study has been done concerning the possibility of heating the planet and altering its atmosphere, and NASA has even hosted debates on the subject.

Definition of terraform in the English dictionary

The definition of terraform in the dictionary is to alter a planet for the purpose of sustaining life.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TERRAFORM

PRESENT

Present
I terraform
you terraform
he/she/it terraforms
we terraform
you terraform
they terraform
Present continuous
I am terraforming
you are terraforming
he/she/it is terraforming
we are terraforming
you are terraforming
they are terraforming
Present perfect
I have terraformed
you have terraformed
he/she/it has terraformed
we have terraformed
you have terraformed
they have terraformed
Present perfect continuous
I have been terraforming
you have been terraforming
he/she/it has been terraforming
we have been terraforming
you have been terraforming
they have been terraforming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I terraformed
you terraformed
he/she/it terraformed
we terraformed
you terraformed
they terraformed
Past continuous
I was terraforming
you were terraforming
he/she/it was terraforming
we were terraforming
you were terraforming
they were terraforming
Past perfect
I had terraformed
you had terraformed
he/she/it had terraformed
we had terraformed
you had terraformed
they had terraformed
Past perfect continuous
I had been terraforming
you had been terraforming
he/she/it had been terraforming
we had been terraforming
you had been terraforming
they had been terraforming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will terraform
you will terraform
he/she/it will terraform
we will terraform
you will terraform
they will terraform
Future continuous
I will be terraforming
you will be terraforming
he/she/it will be terraforming
we will be terraforming
you will be terraforming
they will be terraforming
Future perfect
I will have terraformed
you will have terraformed
he/she/it will have terraformed
we will have terraformed
you will have terraformed
they will have terraformed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been terraforming
you will have been terraforming
he/she/it will have been terraforming
we will have been terraforming
you will have been terraforming
they will have been terraforming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would terraform
you would terraform
he/she/it would terraform
we would terraform
you would terraform
they would terraform
Conditional continuous
I would be terraforming
you would be terraforming
he/she/it would be terraforming
we would be terraforming
you would be terraforming
they would be terraforming
Conditional perfect
I would have terraform
you would have terraform
he/she/it would have terraform
we would have terraform
you would have terraform
they would have terraform
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been terraforming
you would have been terraforming
he/she/it would have been terraforming
we would have been terraforming
you would have been terraforming
they would have been terraforming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you terraform
we let´s terraform
you terraform
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to terraform
Past participle
terraformed
Present Participle
terraforming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERRAFORM


bromoform
ˈbrəʊməˌfɔːm
chloroform
ˈklɔːrəˌfɔːm
electroform
ɪˈlɛktrəˌfɔːm
filiform
ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm
free-form
ˈfriːˌfɔːm
fusiform
ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːm
glandiform
ˈɡlændɪˌfɔːm
iodoform
aɪˈɒdəˌfɔːm
isoform
ˈaɪsəʊˌfɔːm
landform
ˈlændˌfɔːm
letterform
ˈlɛtəˌfɔːm
microform
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɔːm
nitrochloroform
ˌnaɪtrəʊˈklɔːrəˌfɔːm
nonuniform
ˌnɒnˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm
paraform
ˈpærəˌfɔːm
plexiform
ˈplɛksɪˌfɔːm
salverform
ˈsælvəˌfɔːm
thermoform
ˈθɜːməˌfɔːm
uniform
ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm
waveform
ˈweɪvˌfɔːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERRAFORM

terrace cultivation
terrace house
terraced
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terraces
terracette
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terrain
terramara
Terramycin
terrane
terrapin
terraqueous
terrararia
terrarariums
terrarium

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERRAFORM

application form
art form
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conform
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deform
entry form
form
Fourier transform
free form
inform
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platform
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school uniform
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transform

Synonyms and antonyms of terraform in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «terraform» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERRAFORM

Find out the translation of terraform to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of terraform from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «terraform» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

terraform
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terraformar
570 millions of speakers

English

terraform
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

terraform
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نغير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

терраформировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terraformar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

terraform
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terraformer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terraform
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

terraformen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

terraform
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

terraform
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terraform
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

terraform
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

terraform
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेराफॉर्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

terraform
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terraformare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

terraform
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

терраформіровать
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

terraform
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

terraform
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terraform
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

terra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

terraform
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of terraform

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERRAFORM»

The term «terraform» is regularly used and occupies the 84.382 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERRAFORM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about terraform

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERRAFORM»

Discover the use of terraform in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to terraform and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction
terraform 235 terraformer terraforming 236 Terran Terran 237 Terrestrial Terrestrian 238 thoughtcrime three-D. terraform v. 1. to modify a world's environment so that it can support Earth life-forms, especially humans. Hence terraformation, n.
Jeff Prucher, 2007
2
Mapping Hacks: Tips & Tools for Electronic Cartography
If you can run GNOME, then Terraform (http://terraform.sf.net/) comes rec- ommended as a great integrated GNOME application that generates height fields for terrain models. It has a selection of beautiful plug-ins to scatter your terrain with ...
Schuyler Erle, Rich Gibson, Jo Walsh, 2005
3
Lands of In-KO-8 Trilogy
I think it is wonderful that Ishmael wants his people to have true freedom. After this visit, a team will visit Eestlandt and do what we are doing here.” She slipped her soft hand into his, and they journeyed in silence. Terrance Terraform, director of ...
Edward J. Fisher, 2011
4
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life: Making Money in the ...
If you have a lot of land to terraform and you want to have it all look a specific way , it is possible to use a drawing program like Photoshop to create a RAW file that essentially replicates the design of a sim and allows you to import it into Second ...
Daniel Terdiman, 2007
5
A Windows NTTM Guide to the Web: Covering Browsers, Servers, ...
The TerraForm VRML Browser from Brilliance Labs (http : // www.brlabs . com/) is a VRML browser that is designed to work especially well with Internet Explorer and future technology coming from Microsoft. It supports Microsoft's "Sweeper" ...
Richard Raucci, 1997
6
The Second Life Grid: The Official Guide to Communication, ...
In most mainland regions, you can terraform plus or minus four meters. However, in some ofthem you can't terraform at all, and a few are less restrictive. In private regions, including Openspaces and Homesteads, you can terraform plus or ...
Kimberly Rufer-Bach, 2009
7
Daughter of Elysium - an Elysium Cycle Novel
Joan Slonczewski. “No, shonsib,” Iras was telling the hand-sized square box, “I assure you, it's quite preposterous. Why, the Sharers won't let us terraform even uninhabited planets, much less Urulan.” She raised a hand to wave at Raincloud.
Joan Slonczewski, 2009
8
The Utopian Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Twentieth ...
Yet some people, he points out, think they can terraform the entire planet without changing themselves. He argues: "We must terraform not only Mars, but ourselves" (RM 89). Initially, others are skeptical. Sax, in his great terraforming debate ...
Martha A. Bartter, 2004
9
The Virtual Worlds Handbook: How to Use Second Life® and ...
Block Terraform Terraforming is how you sculpt the land. You can make land similar to your own geographic area, such as making it resemble a beach or a mountain area. This process involves raising and lowering the land as well as ...
Elizabeth Hodge, Sharon Collins, Tracy Giordano, 2009
10
Complete IELTS Bands 6.5-7.5 Workbook with Answers with Audio CD
To explain why we need to terraform Mars. To illustrate the three processes required to terraform a planet like Mars. To consider how and why Mars might be terraformed. To demonstrate how straightforward it would be to terraform a planet .
Rawdon Wyatt, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERRAFORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term terraform is used in the context of the following news items.
1
SunEdison Spinoff TerraForm Files for IPO
Separately, SunEdison and another of its spinoffs, TerraForm Power Inc., agreed Monday to buy residential solar-system company Vivint Solar Inc. for about $1.9 ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
2
SunEdison, Inc. Announces Commencement of Initial Public Offering …
Although SunEdison and TerraForm Global believe that their expectations are ... as of the date of this press release, and SunEdison and TerraForm Global do ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
TerraForm Takes Model Popularized by Solar for a Spin on Storage
TerraForm Power Inc., a company formed by SunEdison Inc. to own and operate power plants, agreed to buy 50 megawatts of energy-storage systems from ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
4
TerraForm to Acquire Wind Farms for $2 Billion
TerraForm shares rose 3.5% to $38.86 in recent after-hours trading, while ... solar farms and wind farms into new companies, such as TerraForm, which sell ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
SunEdison And TerraForm Acquire 521 MW Worth Of Wind
SunEdison has teamed up with its yieldco TerraForm Power to acquire a portfolio of 521 MW worth of operating wind plants, previously owned by Atlantic Power. «CleanTechnica, Jun 15»
6
TerraForm Deal With Duke Energy Expands Stake in Solar Portfolio
TerraForm Power Inc., a company formed by SunEdison Inc. to own and operate power plants, is expanding its stake in a portfolio of 48 solar farms in six states. «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
7
SunEdison's TerraForm raising $599 million to fund acquisitions
TerraForm Power, the yieldco of Maryland Heights-based solar developer SunEdison, expects to raise $599 million in a public offering of almost 16 million ... «St. Louis Business Journal, Jun 15»
8
GE Invests $25 Million in TerraForm Global to Expand Wind Power
The company completed a $335 million private placement deal for part of its stake in TerraForm Global LLC, a unit created to own and operate power plants, ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
9
SunEdison's TerraForm plans $150 million debt offering
TerraForm Power Inc., SunEdison Inc.'s yieldco that helps SunEdison develop projects, said Monday that an indirect subsidiary plans to offer up to $150 million ... «St. Louis Business Journal, Jun 15»
10
TerraForm Acquires Solar Power Plants from Integrys
Clean energy power plant operator TerraForm Power, Inc. (TERP - Snapshot Report) ... Last month, TerraForm also acquired 25 MW of utility-scale solar power ... «Zacks.com, Jun 15»

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