megastructure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

megastructure megastructures mega-structure mega structure

From mega- + structure.

omnibuilding macrostructure

microstructure

megaform

megastructural

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