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geoengineering

noun

Etymology

From geo- + engineering.

  1. derived from ingegniere — “engineer”
  2. derived from engigneour
  3. derived from ingénieur
  4. derived from *ǵenh₁-✻ — “to beget, give birth to; to produce”
  5. derived from ingenium — “innate or natural quality, nature; intelligence, natural capacity; ability, skill, talent; (Medieval Latin) engine; machine”
  6. derived from engigneor
  7. derived from enginour
  8. inherited from enginour — “one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence, etc.; machine designer”
  9. suffixed as engineering — “engineer + ing”
  10. prefixed as geoengineering — “geo + engineering”

Definitions

  1. The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and constructing tunnels, mines, and…

    The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and constructing tunnels, mines, and other human-designed geologic structures within and on earth.

  2. The artificial manipulation of the environments of a planet, especially Earth, especially…

    The artificial manipulation of the environments of a planet, especially Earth, especially as a means of counteracting global warming.

    • Near-synonyms: planetary engineering, terraforming
    • Although the panel does not support even pilot programs, it calls geoengineering “technically feasible in terms of cooling effects and costs” and says it has “the potential to affect greenhouse warming on a substantial scale.”
    • Although he views large-scale geoengineering as an act of profound hubris[…]he thinks it may be necessary as an emergency measure, much like kidney dialysis is necessary to a person whose health is failing.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for geoengineering. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA