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solar.

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsəʊ.lə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/General-American
  1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.

    not-comparable
    solar light
    solar rays
  2. Born under the predominant influence of the sun.

    not-comparable · obsolete
  3. Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.

    not-comparable
  4. Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.

    not-comparable
  5. Employing solar power.

    not-comparable
    a solar furnace
Where this word comes from

From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).

noun/ˈsəʊ.lə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/General-American
  1. Ellipsis of solar energy.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · uncountable
  2. A fictional currency used in science fiction.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).

noun/ˈsəʊ.lə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/General-American
  1. A loft or upper chamber forming the private accommodation of the head of the household in a medieval hall; a garret room.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle English solar, soler; from a conflation of Old English soler, solere (“raised platform; loft, upper room, upper part of a house, soler”), from Latin sōlārium; and Old English solor, salor (“residence, dwelling; hall; palace”), from Proto-West Germanic *salaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *salaz, *salą (“house, room, hall”). More at sale.

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