geoengineeringn.
/ˌdʒiːəʊɛn(d)ʒᵻˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌdʒioʊˌɛndʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/ The application of large-scale engineering methods to modify rock formations or other features of the natural environment; (in later use esp.) the modification of the global environment or the climate in order to counter or ameliorate climate change.
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waterwork?a1560
civil engineeringc1770
water engineering1787
millwrighting1821
engineering science1826
hydraulic engineering1835
river engineering1842
structural engineering1859
industrial engineering1860
chemical engineering1861
sanitary engineering1868
biological engineering1898
control engineering1914
radio engineering1915
environmental engineering1946
systems engineering1946
bioengineering1950
value engineering1959
biomedical engineering1961
geoengineering1962
macro-engineering1964
microengineering1964
terotechnology1970
hydroengineering1971
civil1975
mechatronics1976
knowledge engineering1977
1962 New Mexican (Santa Fe, New Mexico) 16 Feb. 9/3 The 30 graduate geologists currently employed by the department, either as materials testers or as central research laboratory workers handling geo-engineering assignments.
1969 Sci. News 95 159/1 Teller..urged that Australia act as a proving ground for nuclear geoengineering.
1976 C. Marchetti Geoengineering & CO₂ Probl. p. iii Geoengineering..is a kind of ‘system synthesis’ where solutions to global problems are attempted from a global view.
1983 T. Hoyle Last Gasp iv. 51 The Russians are keen to find out everything they can about what affects the climate because of their grandiose geoengineering schemes.
1994 Guardian 17 Mar. 94 The market can supply appropriate geo-engineering—for example, companies launching mirrors into space to deflect sunlight.
2007 Nature 10 May 115/2 Geoengineering..explores in what circumstances aspects of the climate system might be deliberately modified to limit the worst eventualities of climate change.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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