megastructure
Americannoun
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a very large, usually high-rise building or a complex of such buildings used for many purposes, as for apartments, offices, stores, theaters, and athletic facilities.
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a very large, complex organization.
Etymology
Origin of megastructure
Example Sentences
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Another possible way to find a megastructure would be to measure its dimming effect on a star.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2022
As I prepared to leave China in 2008, the Soviet-era airport had given way to a glittering megastructure designed by Norman Foster.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2022
This star gained fame when a far-fetched hypothesis that this dimming could be the first signs of an alien megastructure took root.
From Scientific American • Apr. 14, 2022
In this case, using the manufacturing resources it has developed to build a defensive megastructure — one that will eventually grow into a broader home for humanity.
From Nature • Nov. 5, 2019
An electromagnetic message, an artificial megastructure, or an alien monolith would be a technosignature.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2019
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