Associations to the word «Niven»

Wiktionary

NIVEN, proper noun. A surname of British origin
NIVEN RING, noun. (science fiction) A solid ring type Dyson ring around a star, capable of containing an interior surface that could be terraformed into a habitat with an inner ring of occultation panels to provide a day-night cycle.
NIVEN RINGS, noun. Plural of Niven ring

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery