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megascience

megascience noun: an area of scientific inquiry which is so complex and/or expensive that international collaboration is required to investigate it.

Noun

megascience (plural megasciences)

  1. An area of scientific inquiry which is so complex and/or expensive that international collaboration is required to investigate it.
    • The international agenda includes: 1) using U.S. leadership in S&T to support foreign policy objectives including global stability and sustainable development; 2) strengthening American S&T in an increasingly interdependent world; 3) using international cooperation in S&T to our international...1995, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and...
    • This contribution aims to demonstrate why mycology should be regarded as a megascience: a subject requiring international collaboration to overcome barriers that need to be confronted in the interests of global security and human well-being.2009, David L. Hawksworth, “Mycology: a Neglected Megascience”, in Mahendra Rai, P. D. Bridge, editors, Applied Mycology, page 1

Antonyms of megascience

Forms of megascience

pluralmegasciences

Origin of megascience

From mega- + science.

Questions about megascience

What does megascience mean?
Megascience means an area of scientific inquiry which is so complex and/or expensive that international collaboration is required to investigate it.
What part of speech is megascience?
Megascience is a noun.
What is the plural of megascience?
The plural of megascience is megasciences.

Words near megascience in the dictionary

  1. megasatellite
  2. megasatellites
  3. megasauropod
  4. megasauropods
  5. megascale
  6. megascience
  7. megasciences
  8. megasclere
  9. megascleres
  10. megascolecid
  11. megascolecids

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