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noun
The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and constructing tunnels, mines, and other human-designed geologic structures within and on earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: business, engineering, mining, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The artificial manipulation of the environments of a planet, especially Earth, especially as a means of counteracting global warming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: planetary engineering, terraforming
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English engineer English -ing English engineering English geoengineering From geo- + engineering.
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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
