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hyperobject

hyperobject noun: a thing that is so global that its effects can generally only be felt in parts, spread across time and space.

Noun

hyperobject (plural hyperobjects)

  1. A thing that is so global that its effects can generally only be felt in parts, spread across time and space.
    • We can see, for instance, that global warming has the properties of a hyperobject.2015, Timothy Morton, Introducing the idea of 'hyperobjects'
    • Every civilization that grows at the speed of reason must at some point face hyperobjects.2021, Michael Stevens, Vsauce: The Future Of Reasoning

Forms of hyperobject

pluralhyperobjects

Origin of hyperobject

hyper + object

Questions about hyperobject

What does hyperobject mean?
Hyperobject means a thing that is so global that its effects can generally only be felt in parts, spread across time and space.
What part of speech is hyperobject?
Hyperobject is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperobject?
The plural of hyperobject is hyperobjects.

Words near hyperobject in the dictionary

  1. hypernymy
  2. hyperoartian
  3. hyperoartians
  4. hyperobese
  5. hyperobesity
  6. hyperobject
  7. hyperobjects
  8. hyperobservance
  9. hyperobservant
  10. hyperobtrusive
  11. hyperoccipital

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