| 单词 | planetary engineering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplanetary engineering planetary engineering n. chiefly Science Fiction = terraforming n.; (also) the artificial construction of planets. ΚΠ 1936 J. Williamson in Astounding Stories July 129/1 Planetary engineering is expensive..especially when the equipment would have to be brought so far. It would have been nearly impossible for any one to develop such a remote asteroid secretly. 1951 A. C. Clarke Explor. of Space 118 The greatest technical achievements of the next few centuries may well be in the field of what could be called ‘planetary engineering’—the reshaping of other worlds to suit human needs. 1995 Economist 23 Dec. 120/1 By that time, mankind will need to have mastered the arts of planetary engineering for the earth's sake; a new ice age is due long before then. < as lemmas |
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