noosphere

[ noh-uh-sfeer ]
/ ˈnoʊ əˌsfɪər /

noun Ecology.

the biosphere including and modified by such human activities as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, urbanization, and industrialization.
Also called anthroposphere.

Origin of noosphere

1940–45; < French noösphere < Greek nóo(s) mind + French sphère sphere

British Dictionary definitions for noosphere

noosphere
/ (ˈnəʊˌsfɪə) /

noun

philosophy the part of the biosphere that is affected by human thought, culture, and knowledge

Word Origin for noosphere

C20: from French noösphère, based on Greek noos mind