Hyperobject
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hyperobject is a noun meaning A thing that is so global that its effects can generally only be felt in parts, spread across time and space.
Meaning
A thing that is so global that its effects can generally only be felt in parts, spread across time and space.
Example Sentences
We can see, for instance, that global warming has the properties of a hyperobject.
Every civilization that grows at the speed of reason must at some point face hyperobjects.
Word Forms
- hyperobjects
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include superimmensity, hyper, megacosm, hypertopology, hypergravity, macrocosm.
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