Dyson sphere

English

Etymology

Named for Freeman Dyson, who originally described the concept in 1960.

Noun

Dyson sphere (plural Dyson spheres)

A hypothetical system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture its entire energy output.
(science fiction) A solid shell of matter enclosing a star.

Synonyms

Dyson shell
(system of satellites): Dyson swarm

Hypernyms

megastructure

Coordinate terms

Niven ring, Dyson ring
Alderson disc / Alderson disk

References

Freemann J. Dyson (1960). Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infra-Red Radiation. Science 131 (3 June):1667-1668.

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