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ringworld
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English
Etymology
From ring + world, introduced by Larry Niven in the novel Ringworld (1970).
Noun
ringworld (plural ringworlds)
- (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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