Niven ring

Meaning

Noun

• 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.

Related

Broader meaning words

• Dyson ring
• megastructure

Origin

• Named for Larry Niven, who wrote the famous science-fiction novel Ringworld that popularized the idea.