solar en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈsəʊ.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
solar light
solar influence
solar rays
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(not-comparable, obsolete) Born under the predominant influence of the sun.
and proud beside, as solar people are
1700, [John] Dryden, “The Cock and the Fox: Or, The Tale of the Nun’s Priest, from Chaucer”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
- (not-comparable) Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
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(not-comparable) Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid.
2013 July 20, “Out of the gloom”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2023:They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
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(not-comparable) Employing solar power.
a solar furnace
Deriveds
nonsolar · solarpunk · solar shingle · solar telegraph · solar day · solar storm · solar still · solar minimum · solarisation · solar cell · solar phosphori · solar battery · pansolar · solar-powered · solar pillar · solunar · solar array · solar boat · active solar · solar spot · solar halo · solar deity · solar viewer · solar energy · solar filament · solar barque · solar calendar · presolar · solar radiation · supersolar · solar tea · solar comedo · solar apex · solar generator · solar constant · solar collector · solar month · solar luminosity · solar engine · solar skin · solar gain · solar letter · solar thermal collector · solar prominence · solarist · solar mass · mean solar time · local solar time · extrasolar · solar barge · solar noon · solar lamp · solar sail · oversolar · solar spots · solar energetic particle · solar hero · solar plexus · solar tube · antisolar · solar maculation · tough solar · solar maximum · solar-type · solar cycle · solargraphy · protosolar · exosolar · solar panel · solar nebula · solar god · solar tracker · solar flare · solar flower · solar cross · solar telescope · solarism · solar farm · solar keratosis · solar power · unsolar · circumsolar · solar wind · solar time · solar system · solar microscope · solar year · solar eclipse · solar car · solar goddess · solargraph · solar corona · subsolar · solar term · lunisolar · solarize · solar oil
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (74)
ang sunlīċ (of or pertaining to the sun) · fr solaire (of or pertaining to the sun) · sd شَمْسِي (of or pertaining to the sun) · bn আফতাবী (of or pertaining to the sun) · am የፀሐይ (of or pertaining to the sun) · bg слъ́нчев (of or pertaining to the sun) · ur شَمْسی (of or pertaining to the sun) · ast solar (of or pertaining to the sun) · uk со́нячний (of or pertaining to the sun) · es solar (of or pertaining to the sun) · eo suna (of or pertaining to the sun) · la sōlāris (of or pertaining to the sun) · sh сунчев (of or pertaining to the sun) · ky күн (of or pertaining to the sun) · ko 해의 (of or pertaining to the sun) · ja 日の (of or pertaining to the sun) · nb sol- (of or pertaining to the sun) · de Sonnen- (of or pertaining to the sun) · uz quyoshga (of or pertaining to the sun) · oc solar (of or pertaining to the sun) · ja 太陽の (of or pertaining to the sun) · mk сончев (of or pertaining to the sun) · be со́нечны (of or pertaining to the sun) · te సౌర (of or pertaining to the sun) · ka მზიური (of or pertaining to the sun) · fi auringon- (of or pertaining to the sun) · ary شمسي (of or pertaining to the sun) · fi aurinko- (of or pertaining to the sun) · ko 태양의 (of or pertaining to the sun) · ms matahari (of or pertaining to the sun) · nrf solaithe (of or pertaining to the sun) · hi सौर (of or pertaining to the sun) · sv sol- (of or pertaining to the sun) · pl słoneczny (of or pertaining to the sun) · ka მზის (of or pertaining to the sun) · it solare (of or pertaining to the sun) · hy արևային (of or pertaining to the sun) · fa-ira خورْشیدی (of or pertaining to the sun) · ms kemataharian (of or pertaining to the sun) · he שִׁמְשִׁי (of or pertaining to the sun) · kk күн (of or pertaining to the sun) · tg офтобӣ (of or pertaining to the sun) · io sunala (of or pertaining to the sun) · fa-ira شَمْسی (of or pertaining to the sun) · gl solar (of or pertaining to the sun) · ms syamsi (of or pertaining to the sun) · sa सौर (of or pertaining to the sun) · uz quyosh (of or pertaining to the sun) · cmn 太陽的 /太阳的 (of or pertaining to the sun) · ckb ڕۆژی (of or pertaining to the sun) · ca solar (of or pertaining to the sun) · ps لمريز (of or pertaining to the sun) · mt xemxi (of or pertaining to the sun) · ary شمشي (of or pertaining to the sun) · tg шамсӣ (of or pertaining to the sun) · sh sunčev (of or pertaining to the sun) · cs solární (of or pertaining to the sun) · fa-ira آفْتابی (of or pertaining to the sun) · el ηλιακός (of or pertaining to the sun) · tk gün (of or pertaining to the sun) · sk slnečný (of or pertaining to the sun) · ru со́лнечный (of or pertaining to the sun) · ms suria (of or pertaining to the sun) · de solar (of or pertaining to the sun) · nl zonne- (of or pertaining to the sun) · ar شَمْسِيّ (of or pertaining to the sun) · ckb خۆری (of or pertaining to the sun) · pt solar (of or pertaining to the sun) · pl solarny (of or pertaining to the sun) · sl sončen (of or pertaining to the sun) · hy արեգակնային (of or pertaining to the sun) · tr Güneş (of or pertaining to the sun) · cs sluneční (of or pertaining to the sun) · ro solar (of or pertaining to the sun)