Definitions for solar
ˈsoʊ lərso·lar

Princeton's WordNet(4.36 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. solar(adj)

   relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun

   "solar eclipse"; "solar energy"

Wiktionary(4.67 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Solar(Adjective)

   Pertaining to the Sun (the star Sol).

   Etymology: soler, solere, from solarium.

Webster Dictionary(3.56 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Solar(adj)

   a loft or upper chamber; a garret room

   Etymology: [OE. soler, AS. solere, L. solarium, from sol the sun. See Solar, a.]

2. Solar(adj)

   of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as, the solar system; solar light; solar rays; solar influence. See Solar system, below

   Etymology: [OE. soler, AS. solere, L. solarium, from sol the sun. See Solar, a.]

3. Solar(adj)

   born under the predominant influence of the sun

   Etymology: [OE. soler, AS. solere, L. solarium, from sol the sun. See Solar, a.]

4. Solar(adj)

   measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year

   Etymology: [OE. soler, AS. solere, L. solarium, from sol the sun. See Solar, a.]

5. Solar(adj)

   produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence

   Etymology: [OE. soler, AS. solere, L. solarium, from sol the sun. See Solar, a.]

Freebase(1.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Solar

   Solar is an American fictional comic book character. Originally known as Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom, he first appeared in a comic book published by Gold Key Comics in the 1960s. He has since appeared in other incarnations in books published by Valiant Comics in the 1990s, and Dark Horse Comics in the 2000s.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Solar

   sō′lar, adj. pertaining to the sun: measured by the progress of the sun: produced by the sun.—n. Sōlarisā′tion, exposure to the action of the sun's rays: the effect in photography of over-exposure.—v.t. Sō′larise, to injure by exposing too long to the sun's light in a camera.—v.i. to take injury by too long exposure to the sun's light in a camera:—pr.p. sō′larīsing; pa.p. sō′larīsed.—ns. Sō′larism, excessive use of solar-myths in the explanation of mythology; Sō′larist, one addicted to solarism; Sōlā′rium, a sun-dial: a place suited to receive the sun's rays—in a hospital or sanatorium; Sō′lar-mī′croscope, an apparatus for projecting upon a screen by means of sunlight an enlarged view of any object—essentially the same as the combination of lenses used in the magic-lantern taken in conjunction with a heliostat; Sō′lar-myth, a myth allegorising the course of the sun, by some mythologists constantly invoked to explain the problems of mythology; Sō′lar-print, a photographic print made in a solar camera from a negative; Sō′lar-sys′tem, the planets and comets which circle round the sun—also called Planetary-system.—Solar flowers, flowers which open and shut daily at certain hours; Solar spots=Sun-spots (see Sun); Solar time (see Time); Solar year (see Year). [L. sol, the sun, solaris, pertaining to the sun.]

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1. solar

   Relating to the sun.

   The solar windmills were a dual power project.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 18, 2020  

2. solar

   To use the energy from the sun.

   Solar lights and solar products are a great idea to ensure accessible products and cost effective production of energy.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 18, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'solar' in Adjectives Frequency: #882

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of solar in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of solar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of solar in a Sentence

1. Marco Tedesco:

   A snowpack that might look clean to our eyes can be more effective in absorbing solar radiation than a dirty one, overall, what matters, it is the total amount of solar energy that the surface absorbs. This is the real driver of melting.

2. Ryan Zeigler:

   Understanding how volcanism works on other planets lets us understand how the whole solar system formed. So if we want to know how we went from a giant ball of dust to nine planets orbiting around the sun... this is how we're going to do it; studies like this, on rocks like this.

3. Kelly Miller:

   Because Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a substantial atmosphere, scientists have wondered for a long time what its source was, the main theory has been that ammonia ice from comets was converted, by impacts or photochemistry, into nitrogen to form Titans atmosphere. While that may still be an important process, it neglects the effects of what we now know is a very substantial portion of comets: complex organic material.

4. Paul Byrne:

   Basically, it becomes a list of things there wont be, itll look like a billiard ball, itll be a weird smooth planet. Itll be a new type of rocky world in our solar system.

5. Henry Snaith:

   If we want to make it that all new power generation is solar photovoltaics, then we need to keep driving the price down, one way to do that is to keep pushing the efficiency or the power output of the module up, and this is where perovskites really come into play.

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