"megascience" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megasciences [plural]
Etymology: mega- + science Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|science}} mega- + science Head templates: {{en-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. Hyponyms: Big Science, big science
    Sense id: en-megascience-en-noun-zPyrQrGX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-

Inflected forms

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