Dyson sphere

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Dyson sphere (plural Dyson spheres)

1. A hypothetical system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture its entire energy output.
2. (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. [1]