MEGASTRUCTURE

Etymology

Noun

megastructure (plural megastructures)

A very large structure.

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

(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: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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