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niven ring

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
niven ring
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

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.

Etymology

Named after American science fiction writer Larry Niven, who wrote the famous science-fiction novel Ringworld that popularized the idea.

Inflected Forms

Niven rings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Dyson sphere Alderson disc Alderson disk

Questions

What does niven ring mean?
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.
Where does niven ring come from?
Named after American science fiction writer Larry Niven, who wrote the famous science-fiction novel Ringworld that popularized the idea.

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