ringworld

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ring +‎ world, introduced by Larry Niven in the novel Ringworld (1970).

Noun[edit]

ringworld (plural ringworlds)

  1. (science fiction) An artificial megastructure in space, consisting of a rotating ring encircling a star and having an inhabitable inner surface with gravity produced through centripetal force.