单词 | ecopoiesis |
释义 | ecopoiesisn. The establishment of an artificially assembled, self-sustaining ecosystem on a lifeless planet. Cf. terraforming n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > [noun] > transforming into planet similar to earth planetary engineering1936 terraforming1949 ecopoiesis1990 1990 R. H. Haynes in D. MacNiven Moral Expertise 180 Ecopoiesis is my neologism. The term refers to the fabrication of a sustainable ecosystem on a currently lifeless, sterile planet, thereby establishing a new arena in which biological evolution ultimately might proceed independent of further human husbandry. 1992 F. Pohl Mining Oort (1993) 1 That's bad news for would-be ecopoiesis engineers. 2005 Space Daily (Nexis) 28 Oct. Researchers from across the nation recently have begun conducting experiments inside the device's pure quartz central chamber, which is a test bed for experimental ecopoiesis. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1990 |
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