Niven ring
English
Etymology
Named for Larry Niven, who wrote the famous science-fiction novel Ringworld that popularized the idea.
Noun
Niven ring (plural Niven rings)
- (science fiction) A solid ring type Dyson ring around a star, capable of containing an interior surface that could be terraformed into a habitat with an inner ring of occultation panels to provide a day-night cycle.
Hypernyms
- Dyson ring
- megastructure
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