Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)Scientific research that is high-profile, large in scope, and so expensive that it requires government funding.

    scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Tom is a big fan of science fiction.

    deTom ist ein großer Science-fiction-Freund.

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  2. He's a big science fiction fan.

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  3. He is a big science fiction fan.

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  4. He's a big fan of science fiction.

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  5. He is a big fan of science fiction.

    ruОн большой любитель научной фантастики.

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Origin

From the large commitments of money and resources, and the large media impact.

From the large commitments of money and resources, and the large media impact.

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Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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