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megastructure

Noun

Meaning

A very large structure.

(architecture) A specific type of structure characterized by very large buildings with strictly artificial forms.
Synonym: omnibuilding

(science fiction) A hypothetical structure not possible with current technology, e.g., a Dyson sphere.

(uncountable) The large-scale structure of a material, as contrasted to the fine-scale structure.

Synonym: macrostructure
Antonym: microstructure

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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