circumsolar

American

[sur-kuhm-soh-ler] / ˌsɜr kəmˈsoʊ lər /

adjective

directed, traveling, etc., around the sun.

the earth's circumsolar course.

circumsolar British

/ ˌsɜːkəmˈsəʊlə /

adjective

surrounding or rotating around the sun

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Etymology

Origin of circumsolar

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

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