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Kardashev scale

Kardashev scale proper noun: a scale that measures the technological level of a civilization by the extent of its energy consumption.

Proper noun

the Kardashev scale

  1. A scale that measures the technological level of a civilization by the extent of its energy consumption.
    • Let us think of an ethical scale for civilizations in the same spirit as the Kardashev scale. I'll modestly call it the Hall scale.2012, John R. Shook, Liz Stillwaggon Swan, Transformers and Philosophy: More than Meets the Mind, Open Court, →ISBN, page 10
    • Earth's civilization during the late twentieth century when the Kardashev scale was first proposed, utilizing roughly 15 terawatts globally, would have been defined as approximately K0.71.2014, Ian Douglas, Dark Matter (Star Carrier, Book 5), HarperCollins UK, →ISBN

Origin of Kardashev scale

Named after Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev (1932–2019).

Questions about Kardashev scale

What does Kardashev scale mean?
Kardashev scale means a scale that measures the technological level of a civilization by the extent of its energy consumption.
What part of speech is Kardashev scale?
Kardashev scale is a proper noun.

Words near Kardashev scale in the dictionary

  1. Karczewskis
  2. Kardama
  3. kardar
  4. kardars
  5. Kardashev
  6. Kardashev scale
  7. Kardashian
  8. Kardashian index
  9. Kardashian-esque
  10. Kardashianesque
  11. Kardashianization

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