extrasolar en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English solar English extrasolar From extra- + solar.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) of or originating outside the Solar System.
Some comets are thought to have an extrasolar origin.
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(not-comparable) of or originating in a system other than Earth's, the solar system.
Of course, no one has any idea whether the extrasolar life is anything more than a few trillion microbes.
1993, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 78:A four-inch telescope was once used to find an extrasolar planet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| extra-solar | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
extrasolar planet · extrasolar system
Relateds
extraterrestrial · extragalactic · extraplanetary · solar · interstellar
Translations (15)
de extrasolar (originating outside the Solar System) · fr extrasolaire (originating in a solar system other than ours) · es extrasolar (originating outside the Solar System) · ro extrasolar (originating outside the Solar System) · pl pozasłoneczny (originating outside the Solar System) · eo ekstersuna (originating outside the Solar System) · de extrasolar (originating in a solar system other than ours) · fr extra-solaire (originating outside the Solar System) · fr extra-solaire (originating in a solar system other than ours) · pl pozasłoneczny (originating in a solar system other than ours) · fr extrasolaire (originating outside the Solar System) · eo ekstersunsistema (originating outside the Solar System) · ga eachtarghréine (originating outside the Solar System) · ga eachtarghréine (originating in a solar system other than ours) · es extrasolar (originating in a solar system other than ours)