pantropy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “all”) + τροπή (tropḗ, “transformation”, literally “turning”), coined by American science-fiction writer James Blish and first attested in 1952.[1]

Noun

pantropy (uncountable)

  1. (science fiction) The process of adapting humans through genetic and/or cybernetic means to thrive in environments otherwise inhospitable to them, such as outer space, the deep sea or other planets.

Coordinate terms

References
  1. Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “pantropy, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.
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