The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, etc. to make it similar to those of Earth and thus suitable for human life.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of terraform

simple past tense and past participle of terraform

A type of house which shares both sidewalls with the adjacent houses, typical of Victorian and Edwardian housing in English cities.

(geology) A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.

(science fiction) A machine that has the capability to terraform. / (science fiction) A person who terraforms.

(archaic) Resembling earth (soil, dirt).

plural of terrane

terraforming

A collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, located in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China.