circumsolar

[ sur-kuhm-soh-ler ]

adjective

1. directed, traveling, etc., around the sun:

   the earth's circumsolar course.

circumsolar

/ ˌsɜːkəmˈsəʊlə /

adjective

1. surrounding or rotating around the sun

Word History and Origins

Origin of circumsolar¹

First recorded in 1840–50; circum- + solar ¹

Example Sentences

According to the reigning hypothesis, about 4.5 billion years ago, shortly after Earth had accreted down into a sphere from its little slub of circumsolar material, another newborn planet, still shaky on its feet, slammed obliquely into Earth with terrifying force.

From New York Times

Apply these considerations to the circumsolar region.

From Project Gutenberg

And, by the same argument, if the circumsolar planets were supposed to be let fall at equal distances from the sun, they would, in their descent towards the sun, describe equal spaces in equal times.

From Project Gutenberg