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so·lar

(sō′lər)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sun: solar rays; solar physics.

2. Using or operated by energy derived from the sun: a solar heating system.

3. Determined or measured in reference to the sun: the solar year.

[Middle English, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl, sun; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.]

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solar

(ˈsəʊlə)

adj

1. (Astronomy) of or relating to the sun: solar eclipse.

2. (General Physics) operating by or utilizing the energy of the sun: solar cell.

3. (Astronomy) astronomy determined from the motion of the earth relative to the sun: solar year.

4. (Astrology) astrology subject to the influence of the sun

[C15: from Latin sōlāris, from sōl the sun]

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so•lar

(ˈsoʊ lər)

adj.

1. of or pertaining 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.

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

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin sōlāris=sōl sun + -āris -ar¹]

so·lar

(sō′lər)

1. Relating to the sun: solar radiation.

2. Using or operated by energy from the sun: a solar heating system.

3. Measured in reference to the sun: solar time.

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Adj.

solar - relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun; "solar eclipse"; "solar energy"

Translations

شَمْسيشَمْسِيّ

sluneční

sol-

aurinko-

solarni

nap-napenergiát felhasználó

sól-, sólar-, sólarorku-

solare sistema solare

太陽の

태양의

naudojantis saulės energijąsaulės akumuliatoriussaulės sistema

saules-solārs-

solárny

sončensončni sistem

sol-

เกี่ยวกับดวงอาทิตย์

güneşgüneş enerjiligüneşe ait

thuộc mặt trời

太阳的

solar

[ˈsəʊləʳ]

A. ADJ → solar

B. CPD solar battery N → pila f solar
solar calculator N → calculadora f solar
solar calendar N → calendario m solar
solar cell N → célula f solar
solar eclipse N → eclipse m solar
solar energy N → energía f solar
solar flare N → erupción f solar
solar heat N → calor m solar
solar heating N → calefacción f solar
solar panel N → panel m solar
solar plexus N (Anat) → plexo m solar
solar power N → energía f solar
solar system N → sistema m solar
solar wind N → viento m solar
solar year N → año m solar

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solar

[ˈsəʊlə^r] adj → solairesolar cell n → cellule f solairesolar eclipse n → éclipse f de soleil

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solar

adj → Sonnen-, Solar-; solar activity → Sonnenaktivität f; solar calendar → Sonnenkalender m; solar heat → Sonnenwärme f; solar power/radiation → Sonnenkraft f → /-strahlung f; solar year → Sonnenjahr nt

solar

solar battery

n → Sonnen- or Solarbatterie f

solar cell

n → Solarzelle f

solar collector

n → Sonnenkollektor m

solar eclipse

n → Sonnenfinsternis f

solar energy

n → Sonnenenergie f

solar flare

n → Sonneneruption f

solar heating

n → Solarheizung f

solar

solar panel

n → Sonnenkollektor m

solar plexus

n → Solarplexus m (spec), → Magengrube f

solar-powered

adj → durch Sonnenenergie angetrieben, mit Sonnenenergie betrieben

solar power plant

n → Solaranlage f, → Solarkraftwerk nt

solar system

n → Sonnensystem nt

solar wind

n → Sonnen- or Solarwind m

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solar

[ˈsəʊləʳ] adj → solare

solar

(ˈsəulə) adjective

having to do with, powered by, or influenced by, the sun. the solar year; a solar heating system.

solar ˈpanel noun

a piece of equipment, usually installed on a roof, that absorbs energy from the sun to heat water or turn it into electricity.

ˌsolar-ˈpowered adjective

solar system

the Sun or any star and the planets which move round it.

solar

→ شَمْسِيّ sluneční sol- Sonnen- ηλιακός solar aurinko- solaire solarni solare 太陽の 태양의 zonne- sol- słoneczny solar солнечный sol- เกี่ยวกับดวงอาทิตย์ güneş thuộc mặt trời 太阳的

solar

a. solar, rel. al sol.

solar

adj solar

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Among these 5,000 nebulae there is one which has received the name of the Milky Way, and which contains eighteen millions of stars, each of which has become the center of a solar world.

This last, one of the least important of the entire solar system, we call the Moon; and it is she whom the daring genius of the Americans professed their intention of conquering.

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He burns, too, the purest of oil, in its unmanufactured, and, therefore, unvitiated state; a fluid unknown to solar, lunar, or astral contrivances ashore.

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The solar rays shone through the watery mass easily, and dissipated all colour, and I clearly distinguished objects at a distance of a hundred and fifty yards.

It was then ten in the morning; the rays of the sun struck the surface of the waves at rather an oblique angle, and at the touch of their light, decomposed by refraction as through a prism, flowers, rocks, plants, shells, and polypi were shaded at the edges by the seven solar colours.

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At each end of the solar spectrum the chemist can detect the presence of what are known as 'actinic' rays.

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He searched out her solar plexus, and did no more than snap his middle finger against it.

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Dim and wonderful is the vision I have conjured up in my mind of life spreading slowly from this little seed bed of the solar system throughout the inanimate vastness of sidereal space.

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They have learned that it is the solar eighth ray which propels the light of the sun to the various planets, and that it is the individual eighth ray of each planet which "reflects," or propels the light thus obtained out into space once more.

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"Because we should have seen our continents and seas in a new light-- the first resplendent under the solar rays, the latter cloudy as represented on some maps of the world.

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My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally that he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory and of the composition of the Solar System.

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These were fervent Brahmins, the bitterest foes of Buddhism, their deities being Vishnu, the solar god, Shiva, the divine impersonation of natural forces, and Brahma, the supreme ruler of priests and legislators.