Synonyms

subsolar

American

[suhb-soh-ler] / sʌbˈsoʊ lər /

adjective

situated beneath the sun or between the earth and the sun.
between the tropics.

subsolar British

/ sʌbˈsəʊlə /

adjective

(of a point on the earth) directly below the sun
situated between the tropics; equatorial

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Etymology

Origin of subsolar

First recorded in 1650–60; sub- + solar ¹

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subsolar

Here you have my reasons for not attending in this matter to the requests of a busy subsolar such as you are.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary

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