aphrodaform

The process of transforming the planet Venus, particularly with the goal of human habitability.

Were humans to aphrodaform our inner planetary neighbour, people may eventually be able to comfortably live on the surface. Aphrodaforming Venus, in many ways, would take the opposite approach to areaforming Mars: Instead of increasing surface pressure, an aphrodaformed Venus would require a massive decrease of atmospheric pressure.

by danachos January 04, 2022

Areology

The study of the structure of Mars. Similar to geology of Earth, areological study looks at rocks, dirt, terrain, and other physical features of the fourth planet.

Related terms include:
- areography (like geography)
- exogeology
- hydroareology (study of martian groundwaters)
- paleoareology

The areology of Olympus Mons denotes it is over 20 km tall. Areological study of the planet is difficult at such a distance, so the only areologists on the planet are Martian rovers. "Geology is the areology of Earth"

by danachos July 12, 2021

Mulve

An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting marshmallow peeps. Tastes similar to a very mild, sweet white wine, with a faint but unmistakable aftertaste of marshmallow.

Etymologically linked to Latin's "malva" or Hebrew's מַלּוּחַ (mallū́aḥ, “saltbush”).

In other news, God wept because they brewed up some mulve to serve at the Halloween party

by danachos October 12, 2022

enlign

To make every possible effort to bring alignment to something before the act of enforcement.

The Canadian peacekeepers enligned the local court's decision by negotiating across national lines and securing agreements.

by danachos May 29, 2021

Crand

An alcoholic beverage made from candy corn and yeast. Etymologically related to Proto-Indo-European's *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain; worn-down”) and Sanskrit's खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”). Uncertain if anyone has dared make this yet...

This year, buddy is gonna be serving us some crand at their Halloween party

by danachos October 12, 2022

forschimprovement

From German's „Verschlimmbesserung” meaning disimprovement, it is an attempted DIY fix that has gone awry and makes things worse. In short: a D.I.Why?

Did your husband really renovate the guest room, or was it a forschimprovement?

by danachos July 20, 2023

areaform

The process of transforming the planet Mars, particularly with the goal of human habitability.

"The Expanse" (a T.V. show) demonstrates efforts to areaform the planet. By the late 22nd or 23rd centuries, Mars might be areaformed enough to allow comfortable living conditions for the human species (though continued areaforming would probably be desired).

by danachos January 04, 2022