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solar heating

British

noun

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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According to the research team, the comet's upper layers likely shielded the methane ice until solar heating penetrated deeper into the icy interior.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026

If guests aren’t entertained enough with the indoor amenities, they can lounge at the 40-foot saltwater pool with solar heating.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

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

The outburst may result from a rare case of icy volcanism on a comet—uncorked by solar heating of volatile gases trapped under cometary crusts.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2023

“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

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