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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024so•lar1 /ˈsoʊlɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - Astronomyof or relating to the sun:solar phenomena.
- Astronomycoming from the sun:solar radiation.
- determined by the sun:a solar hour.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024so•lar1 (sō′lər),USA pronunciation adj. - Astronomyof or pertaining to the sun:solar phenomena.
- Astronomydetermined by the sun:solar hour.
- Astronomyproceeding from the sun, as light or heat.
- Energyutilizing, operated by, or depending on solar energy:a solar building; a solar stove.
- Timeindicating time by means of or with reference to the sun:a solar chronometer.
- Energymanufacturing or providing solar power:the solar industry.
- Astrologysubject to the influence of the sun.
n. - Energy[Informal.]See solar energy.
- Latin sōlāris, equivalent. to sōl sun + -āris -ar1
- late Middle English 1400–50
sol•ar2 (sol′ər, sō′lər),USA pronunciation n. - Architecturea private or upper chamber in a medieval English house.
Also, sollar, soller. - Latin
- Latin sōlārium solarium; compare Old English solor, soler, Middle Dutch solre loft
- Anglo-French soler, Old French solier
- Middle English solar, soler bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: solar /ˈsəʊlə/ adj - of or relating to the sun
- operating by or utilizing the energy of the sun: solar cell
- determined from the motion of the earth relative to the sun: solar year
- subject to the influence of the sun
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin sōlāris, from sōl the sun |