solar heating

British  

noun

1. heat radiation from the sun collected by heat-absorbing panels through which water is circulated: used for domestic hot water, central heating, and heating swimming pools

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Example Sentences

On Earth, the unique combination of oxygen, nitrogen and other gases, combined with the effects of gravity and solar heating, create a certain density of molecules that carries sound as we know it.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

Using climate model simulations, they were able to show how the increased anthropogenic emission of aerosols from Asia, which shields the solar heating and cools the Earth's climate, reduces the AMOC's movements.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

Our star’s path across the sky is low, the days are shorter, and solar heating is minimal.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2023

I learned about basic solar heating in college in the early 1970s.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

“Oh yeah, and inventors of the life raft, the bullet proof vest, and residential solar heating? Women,” I say.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio