solar

¹

[ soh-ler ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the sun:

   solar phenomena.

2. determined by the sun:

   solar hour.

3. proceeding from the sun, as light or heat.
4. utilizing, operated by, or depending on solar energy:

   a solar building;

   a solar stove.

5. indicating time by means of or with reference to the sun:

   a solar chronometer.

6. manufacturing or providing solar power:

   the solar industry.

7. Astrology. subject to the influence of the sun.

noun

1. Informal. solar energy.

solar

²

[ sol-er, soh-ler ]

noun

1. a private or upper chamber in a medieval English house.

solar

/ ˈsəʊlə /

adjective

1. of or relating to the sun

   solar eclipse

2. operating by or utilizing the energy of the sun

   solar cell

3. astronomy determined from the motion of the earth relative to the sun

   solar year

4. astrology subject to the influence of the sun

solar

/ sō′lər /

1. Relating to the Sun.
2. Using or operated by energy from the Sun.
3. Measured in reference to the Sun.

Word History and Origins

Origin of solar¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin sōlāris, equivalent to sōl + -āris adjective suffix; sun, -ar ¹

Origin of solar²

First recorded before 900; Middle English solar, soler, from Old English solor, soler, and Anglo-French soler, Old French solier, from Latin sōlārium solarium

Word History and Origins

Origin of solar¹

C15: from Latin sōlāris, from sōl the sun

Example Sentences

Solar Impulse was an experimental plane, weighing as little as a family car and using 17,248 solar cells.

From TechCrunch

At the beginning, in the 1990s, we had very little idea what objects in the solar system are producing all this dust.

From Quanta Magazine

And, just last month, the company announced plans to run one such high-megawatt cable that would funnel wind and solar power from Upstate New York to the city.

From Popular-Science

The solar-powered chopper is designed to take-off, hover no more than a few dozen feet above the surface, maneuver through Mars’ thin air, and land on flat terrain.

From Popular-Science

As the cost further declined due to technology improvements and the rise of economies of scale, solar was able to eventually debut as a viable general-purpose energy source.

From Popular-Science

The service module also deploys four arrays of solar panels.

From The Daily Beast

Increasingly, as these industries develop, on-site solar and wind is a way of guaranteeing a lower price for electricity.

From The Daily Beast

And so there has been a boom in placing solar fields on top of landfills.

From The Daily Beast

In essence, they placed a bunch of solar panels in the form of a suspension bridge on top of the lift.

From The Daily Beast

At the end of October, the first landfill solar field in New York State was completed.

From The Daily Beast

There is no reason to suppose that his is the only Solar System: there may be many millions of solar systems.

From Project Gutenberg

For aught we know, there may be millions of systems, each containing millions of solar systems.

From Project Gutenberg

Reckoning that Neptune is the outermost planet of the solar system, that system would have a diameter of 5,584 millions of miles.

From Project Gutenberg

It would require some hours before he attained to the outer limit of the solar system.

From Project Gutenberg

We shall therefore now turn to a description of the portion of the starry world which is found in the limits of our solar system.

From Project Gutenberg

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