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megastructure

The English word “megastructure” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A very large structure.
  2. A specific type of structure characterized by very large buildings with strictly artificial forms.
  3. A hypothetical structure not possible with current technology, e.g., a Dyson sphere.
  4. The large-scale structure of a material, as contrasted to the fine-scale structure.

Etymology

From mega- + structure.

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