Dyson swarm

noun

A system of movable, independent satellites that as a whole compose a Dyson sphere.

Meanings

nounDyson swarm (plural Dyson swarms)

plural Dyson swarms

  1. literatureA system of movable, independent satellites that as a whole compose a Dyson sphere.

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Origin

Named after American theoretical physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson

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