solar

[ soh-ler ]

/ ˈsoʊ lər /

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adjective

of or relating to the sun: solar phenomena.

determined by the sun: solar hour.

proceeding from the sun, as light or heat.

utilizing, operated by, or depending on solar energy: a solar building;a solar stove.

indicating time by means of or with reference to the sun: a solar chronometer.

manufacturing or providing solar power: the solar industry.

Astrology. subject to the influence of the sun.

noun

Informal. solar energy.

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Origin of solar

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin sōlāris, equivalent to sōl + -āris adjective suffix; see origin at sun, -ar¹

Words nearby solar

Solana, solanaceous, solander, solanine, solanum, solar, solar activity, solar apex, solar battery, solar cell, solar cells

Other definitions for solar (2 of 2)

solar²

[ sol-er, soh-ler ]

/ ˈsɒl ər, ˈsoʊ lər /

noun

a private or upper chamber in a medieval English house.

Also sollar, soller .

Origin of solar

First recorded before 900; Middle English solar, soler, from Old English solor, soler, and Anglo-French soler, Old French solier, from Latin sōlārium solarium

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How to use solar in a sentence

Solar Impulse was an experimental plane, weighing as little as a family car and using 17,248 solar cells.
Use today’s tech solutions to meet the climate crisis and do it profitably|Walter Thompson|February 12, 2021|TechCrunch
At the beginning, in the 1990s, we had very little idea what objects in the solar system are producing all this dust.
What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves|Natalie Wolchover|February 4, 2021|Quanta Magazine
And, just last month, the company announced plans to run one such high-megawatt cable that would funnel wind and solar power from Upstate New York to the city.
At New York City’s biggest power plant, a switch to clean energy will help a neighborhood breathe easier|Andrew Blum|February 2, 2021|Popular-Science
The solar-powered chopper is designed to take-off, hover no more than a few dozen feet above the surface, maneuver through Mars’ thin air, and land on flat terrain.
NASA’s Mars helicopter may soon be the first to fly on another planet|Paola Rosa-Aquino|January 29, 2021|Popular-Science

As the cost further declined due to technology improvements and the rise of economies of scale, solar was able to eventually debut as a viable general-purpose energy source.
Solar power got cheap. So why aren’t we using it more?|Ula Chrobak|January 28, 2021|Popular-Science
The service module also deploys four arrays of solar panels.
To Infinity and Beyond! NASA’s Orion Mission Blasts Off|Matthew R. Francis|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Increasingly, as these industries develop, on-site solar and wind is a way of guaranteeing a lower price for electricity.
Solar Powered Ski Lift|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And so there has been a boom in placing solar fields on top of landfills.
Garbage In, Power Out|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In essence, they placed a bunch of solar panels in the form of a suspension bridge on top of the lift.
Solar Powered Ski Lift|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the end of October, the first landfill solar field in New York State was completed.
Garbage In, Power Out|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is no reason to suppose that his is the only Solar System: there may be many millions of solar systems.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
For aught we know, there may be millions of systems, each containing millions of solar systems.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Reckoning that Neptune is the outermost planet of the solar system, that system would have a diameter of 5,584 millions of miles.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
It would require some hours before he attained to the outer limit of the solar system.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
We shall therefore now turn to a description of the portion of the starry world which is found in the limits of our solar system.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

British Dictionary definitions for solar

solar

/ (ˈsəʊlə) /

adjective

of or relating to the sunsolar eclipse

operating by or utilizing the energy of the sunsolar cell

astronomy determined from the motion of the earth relative to the sunsolar year

astrology subject to the influence of the sun

Word Origin for solar

C15: from Latin sōlāris, from sōl the sun

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Scientific definitions for solar

solar

[ sō′lər ]

Relating to the Sun.

Using or operated by energy from the Sun.

Measured in reference to the Sun.

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