technosignature
technosignature noun: a phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was used by a particular society; (astrophysics, astrobiology) a phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was present in some place (for example, a phenomenon suggesting that a Dyson sphere might exist in a certain region of space).
Noun
technosignature (plural technosignatures)
- A phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was used by a particular society; (astrophysics, astrobiology) a phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was present in some place (for example, a phenomenon suggesting that a Dyson sphere might exist in a certain region of space).
Forms of technosignature
| plural | technosignatures |
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Origin of technosignature
From techno- + signature.
Questions about technosignature
- What does technosignature mean?
- Technosignature means a phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was used by a particular society; (astrophysics, astrobiology) a phenomenon indicating that a particular technology is or was present in some place (for example, a phenomenon suggesting that a Dyson sphere might exist in a certain region of space).
- What part of speech is technosignature?
- Technosignature is a noun.
- What is the plural of technosignature?
- The plural of technosignature is technosignatures.
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