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circumsolar

[ sur-kuhm-soh-ler ]

adjective

  1. directed, traveling, etc., around the sun:

    the earth's circumsolar course.



circumsolar

/ ˌsɜːkəmˈsəʊlə /

adjective

  1. surrounding or rotating around the sun
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of circumsolar1

First recorded in 1840–50; circum- + solar 1

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