ALL meanings of geoengineering
- noun geoengineering The deliberate large-scale manipulation of an environmental process that affects the earth’s climate, in an attempt to counteract the effects of global warming. 1
- uncountable noun geoengineering Geoengineering is the use of scientific processes to improve the environment, especially to stop the Earth becoming any hotter. 0
- noun geoengineering the application of scientific processes to affect the global environment, esp in order to counter the effects of climate change 0
- noun geoengineering (engineering, mining) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and constructing tunnels, mines, and other human-designed geologic structures within and on earth. 0
- noun geoengineering The artificial manipulation of the environments of the Earth, especially as a means of counteracting global warming. 0