solar

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of or pertaining to the sun

   Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.

   • solar light
   • solar rays
   • solar influence
2. 2

   Born under the predominant influence of the sun.

   • and proud beside, as solar people are
3. 3

   Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic

   Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.

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   1. 4

      Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.

      • They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar.
      • Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid.
   2. 5

      Employing solar power.

      • a solar furnace
   3. 6

      Ellipsis of solar energy.

      • He’s a player in robots and solar, cryptocurrency and climate, brain-computer implants to stave off the menace of artificial intelligence and underground tunnels to move people and freight at super speeds.
   4. 7

      A fictional currency used in science fiction.

   5. 8

      A loft or upper chamber forming the private accommodation of the head of the household in…

      A loft or upper chamber forming the private accommodation of the head of the household in a medieval hall; a garret room.

   6. 9

      Alternative letter-case form of solar (“pertaining to the Sun (the star Sol)”).

      • We have not yet the instruments that we want for that work, but I have asked for a Solar spectrograph, and I am already in the preliminary talkings to order a spectroheliograph […]
      • Values at the Solar location (Merrifield, 1992) are denoted by the subscript ○, and the present epoch is t ≡ 0, […]
      • Here our knowledge is somewhat more certain, especially in the local Solar neighbourhood.

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