"geoengineering" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-geoengineering.wav
Etymology: From geo- + engineering. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|geo|engineering}} geo- + engineering Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} geoengineering (uncountable)
  1. (engineering, mining) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and constructing tunnels, mines, and other human-designed geologic structures within and on earth. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Engineering, Mining Translations (subfield of engineering): geotekniikka (Finnish), géoingénierie [feminine] (French), géo-ingénieurie [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-geoengineering-en-noun-lwfJaEiT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with geo-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with geo-: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 70 30 Topics: business, engineering, mining, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'subfield of engineering': 97 3
  2. The artificial manipulation of the environments of the Earth, especially as a means of counteracting global warming. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Climate change Translations (manipulation of environments): geo-engineering [neuter] (Dutch), ilmastonmuokkaus (Finnish), Geoengineering [neuter] (German), geomérnökség (Hungarian), loftslagsverkfræði [neuter] (Icelandic), geo-innealtóireacht [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-geoengineering-en-noun-eZIBqjeh Disambiguation of Climate change: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'manipulation of environments': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: planetary engineering Related terms: terraforming
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