extrasolar

[ ek-struh-soh-ler ]

/ ˌɛk strəˈsoʊ lər /

adjective

outside, or originating outside, the sun or the solar system.

Words nearby extrasolar

extrapyramidal system, extrasaccular hernia, extrasensorial, extrasensory, extrasensory perception, extrasolar, extrasolar planet, extrasystole, extraterrestrial, extraterritorial, extraterritoriality

Origin of extrasolar

First recorded in 1885–90; extra- + solar¹

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Examples from the Web for extrasolar

If he was right and the Fuzzies were declared the 9th extrasolar sapient race, there went the Company, charter and all!
Talents, Incorporated|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
“Which may be the ninth extrasolar sapient race,” Rainsford added.
Little Fuzzy|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for extrasolar

extrasolar

/ (ˌɛkstrəˈsəʊlə) /

adjective

occurring or existing beyond the earth's solar system

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