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Dictionary: so·lar   ('lər) pronunciation
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.]


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1. Said of radiant flux that has the sun as its source.
2. A room or apartment on an upper floor, as in an early English dwelling house.


Emanating from or pertaining to the sun's rays.

  • s. burn — see sunburn.
  • s. dermatitis — see solar dermatitis.
  • s. elastosis — degenerative changes in the dermis caused by excessive solar radiation.
  • s. keratosis — see actinic keratosis.
  • nasal s. dermatitis — see solar dermatitis, collie nose.
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IN BRIEF: Having to do with the sun.

pronunciation The secret of seeing is to sail on solar wind. — Annie Dillard.

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Solar means pertaining to the Sun, or Sol, our planet's star. Solar also has other meanings.

Contents

Related to energy

Solar-powered transport

Related to astronomy

Places

  • Solar, County Antrim, a townland in Northern Ireland
  • Solar (or Solarpudur), a selection Grade residential town located 6 km from Erode junction, Tamilnadu, India

Other

SOLAR

  • SOLAR, Sequential Oligogenic Linkage Analysis Routines, a software package for genetic variance components analysis [1]
  • SOLAR Records, a US record label
  • Solar Monitoring Observatory, a planned space science observatory for the International Space Station

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - sol-, solar-

idioms:

  • solar battery    solbatteri
  • solar cell    solcelle
  • solar plexus    solar plexus
  • solar system    solsystem

2.
n. - tagrum

Nederlands (Dutch)
zonne-, zons-, solarium

Français (French)
1.
adj. - solaire, du soleil

idioms:

  • solar battery    batterie/cellule solaire
  • solar cell    batterie/cellule solaire
  • solar plexus    plexus solaire
  • solar system    système solaire

2.
n. - chambre à l'étage supérieur (maison de l'époque médiévale)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - Sonnen-, Solar-

idioms:

  • solar battery    Solarbatterie
  • solar cell    Solarzelle
  • solar plexus    Sonnengeflecht
  • solar system    Sonnensystem

2.
n. - Solarium

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ηλιακός
n. - σολάριουμ, λιακωτό

idioms:

  • solar battery    ηλιακός συσσωρευτής
  • solar cell    (Η/Υ) ηλιακό ή φωτοηλεκτρικό κύτταρο
  • solar plexus    (ανατ.) ηλιακό πλέγμα
  • solar system    (αστρον.) ηλιακό σύστημα

Italiano (Italian)
solario, solare

idioms:

  • solar cell/battery    pannello/batteria solare
  • solar plexus    plesso solare
  • solar system    sistema solare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - solar (m)
n. - relativo ao sol

idioms:

  • solar cell/battery    bateria que usa a radiação do sol para criar corrente elétrica
  • solar plexus    plexo solar (m)
  • solar system    sistema solar (m)

Русский (Russian)
солнечная энергия, солнечный, использующий энергию солнца

idioms:

  • solar cell/battery    солнечная батарея
  • solar plexus    солнечное сплетение
  • solar system    солнечная система

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - solario, solar

idioms:

  • solar battery    batería solar
  • solar cell    batería solar
  • solar plexus    plexo solar
  • solar system    sistema solar

2.
n. - aposento (en casa medieval)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sol-, solär
n. - sollampa, soltryck

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
太阳的, 日光的

idioms:

  • solar battery    太阳能电池
  • solar cell    太阳能蓄电池
  • solar plexus    太阳神经丛, 心窝肌
  • solar system    太阳系

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 太陽的, 日光的

idioms:

  • solar battery    太陽能電池
  • solar cell    太陽能蓄電池
  • solar plexus    太陽神經叢, 心窩肌
  • solar system    太陽系

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 태양의, 태양에서 생기는, 태양광선을 이용한

2.
n. - (중세 영국 주택의) 개인 방, 중세식 건물의 위층 방

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 太陽の, 太陽から生じる
n. - 日光浴室

idioms:

  • solar cell/battery    太陽電池
  • solar eclipse    日食
  • solar plexus    太陽神経叢, みずおち
  • solar system    太陽系

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شمسي (الاسم) حجرة معرضه لأشعه ألشمس, ألمشمس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סולרי, שמשי, של השמש, חדר זכוכית, שטוף-שמש‬
n. - ‮סולרי, שמשי, של השמש, חדר זכוכית, שטוף-שמש בבית מימה"ב‬


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