megastructure
noun
megastructure is spelled M-E-G-A-S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, megastructure means “A very large structure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of megastructure is megastructures.
How many letters and syllables are in megastructure?
| Letters | 13: M-E-G-A-S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is megastructure?
Megastructure appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of megastructure
- megastructures plural
- mega-structure
- mega structure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does megastructure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very large structure.
- 2
A specific type of structure characterized by very large buildings with strictly artificial forms.
- 3
A hypothetical structure not possible with current technology, e.g., a Dyson sphere.
- 4
The large-scale structure of a material, as contrasted to the fine-scale structure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Megastructure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mégastructure |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does megastructure come from?
From mega- + structure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).