Ringworld Definition

noun

(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.

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Noun

Singular:
ringworld
Plural:
ringworlds

Origin of Ringworld

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

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Ringworld Sentence Examples

  • Larry Niven's Ringworld and its sequels is a classic case of science fiction world building on an enormous scale.

  • The Ringworld of Niven's novels is a hoop around its star, the construct of a dying race, desperate to create not only living space, but energy interceptors.

  • Ringworld details the first expedition to the Ringworld, and what they discover there.

  • He is approached by Nessus, a 'Piersons Puppeteer' who asks him to lead the exploration of the Ringworld.

  • The Puppeteers, one of the most technologically advanced species in Known Space, discovers the Ringworld through a deep probe.

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