megastructure

ˈmɛɡəˌstrʌktʃʊr

Definition

Definition of megastructure - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

architecture

Rare

very large building or complex with artificial forms

Rare

The city unveiled its new megastructure downtown.

colossus

superstructure

science fiction

TECH.

hypothetical large structure beyond current technology

TECH.

The novel featured a megastructure orbiting the star.

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very large building or complex with artificial forms

Origin of megastructure

Greek, megas (great) + Latin, structura (structure)

Examples of megastructure in a sentence

Architects marveled at the innovative design of the megastructure.
Scientists debated the feasibility of constructing a megastructure.
The film depicted a civilization living inside a megastructure.

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French:mégastructure, ...
German:Megastruktur, ...
Italian:megastruttura, struttura colossale, ...
Spanish:megastructura, estructura gigante, ...
Portuguese:megaconstrução, megaestrutura, ...
Chinese:巨型建筑, 巨型结构, ...
Japanese:メガストラクチャー, 巨大構造物, ...
Arabic:هَيكل ضَخم, بِنْيَة عِمْلاقة, ...
Hebrew:מִבְנֶה עֲנָק, ...
Russian:мегаструктура, гигантская конструкция, ...
Ukrainian:мегаструктура, гігантська конструкція, ...
Hindi:मेगास्ट्रक्चर, विशाल संरचना, ...
Bengali:মেগাস্ট্রাকচার, ...
Catalan:megaconstrucció, megaestructura, ...
Czech:megastruktura, obří stavba, ...
Danish:megastruktur, kæmpestruktur, ...
Dutch:megastructuur, megaconstructie, ...
Greek:μεγαδόμημα, μεγαδομή, ...
Hungarian:megastruktúra, óriási, hipotetikus szerkezet, ...
Khmer:រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធមហិមា, រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធមហាយក្ស, ...
Korean:거대 구조물, ...
Persian:ابرساختار, ساختار بزرگ فرضی, ...
Polish:megastruktura, ...
Portuguese (BR):megaestrutura, ...
Romanian:megastructură, ...
Swedish:megabyggnad, megastruktur, ...
Thai:โครงสร้างขนาดใหญ่, เมกะสตรัคเจอร์, ...
Turkish:mega yapı, hipotetik yapı, ...
Vietnamese:công trình kiến trúc khổng lồ, cấu trúc khổng lồ, ...

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