Definitions for solar
ˈsoʊ lərso·lar

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

1. solaradjective

   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. Solaradjective

   Pertaining to the Sun (the star Sol).

   Etymology: soler, solere, from solarium.

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

1. Solaradjective

   a loft or upper chamber; a garret room

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

2. Solaradjective

   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. Solaradjective

   born under the predominant influence of the sun

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

4. Solaradjective

   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. Solaradjective

   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.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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. Musa Mkapa:

   Many countries are looking to go the solar way as part of corporate responsibility, if you look at most fumes that go into the air from smoke emanating from factories, then you have to think twice.

2. Rosaly Lopes:

   Titan has an active methane-based hydrologic cycle that has shaped a complex geologic landscape, making its surface one of most geologically diverse in the solar system.

3. Scott Sheppard:

   Using some of the largest telescopes in the world, we are now completing the inventory of small moons around the giant planets, they play a crucial role in helping us determine how our Solar System's planets formed and evolved.

4. Bill McKibben:

   The only bright point is that, as the study authors say, they haven't factored in the plummeting cost of solar power, that's the one way out we still might take -- but only if our governments take full advantage of the breakthroughs our engineers have produced.

5. Scott Sheppard:

   Most objects that we know of interact with the planets in some way so the orbits have been disturbed over the past few billion years, whereas this object is so distant that it may not have been disturbed by planets. So its orbit is a pristine orbit from the formation of the original solar system. If we can get its orbit and understand how it formed and how it got there, it will tell us a lot about the formation of our solar system.

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