solar
Meaning
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- Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun
- (obsolete) Born under the predominant influence of the sun.
- Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
- Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
- Employing solar power.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsoʊlɚ/
Etymology
From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
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