What does SOLAR mean?
Definitions for SOLAR
ˈsoʊ lərso·lar
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word SOLAR.
Princeton's WordNet
solaradjective
relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
"solar eclipse"; "solar energy"
Wiktionary
Solaradjective
Pertaining to the Sun (the star Sol).
Etymology: soler, solere, from solarium.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Solar, Solaryadjective
Etymology: solaire, French; solaris, Latin.
The corpuscles that make up the beams of light be solary effluviums, or minute particles of some ethereal substance, thrusting on one another from the lucid body. Boyle.
Instead of golden fruits,
By genial show’rs and solar heat supply’d,
Unsufferable Winter hath defac’d
Earth’s blooming charms, and made a barren waste. Richard Blackmore.They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar. Francis Bacon.
Scripture hath been punctual in other records, concerning solary miracles. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
The cock was pleas’d to hear him speak so fair,
And proud beside, as solar people are. Dryden.The rule to find the moon’s age, on any day of any solar month, cannot shew precisely an exact account of the moon, because of the inequality of the motions of the sun and moon, and the number of days of the solar months. William Holder, on Time.
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solar
Solar refers to anything related to or derived from the sun, especially in relation to energy produced by the sun's rays. It often refers to systems or devices that convert sunlight into electricity or use the sun's heat for practical purposes.
Webster Dictionary
Solaradjective
a loft or upper chamber; a garret room
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
Solaradjective
born under the predominant influence of the sun
Solaradjective
measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year
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.]
Wikidata
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
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
solarnoun
1.) of, relating to energy, or determined by the sun or radiation. 2.) an upper chamber in a medieval house. 3.) The Soul solution of art that scholars assimilated before relating to a specified world.
Enoch was chosen by the Holy Spirit to be a solar scribe in Genesis at 365 years of age for the Hebrew Elders.
Etymology: Sol system
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on May 20, 2024
solar
Relating to the sun.
The solar windmills were a dual power project.
Submitted by MaryC on January 18, 2020
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SOLAR
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Solar is ranked #16652 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Solar surname appeared 1,720 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Solar.
63.9% or 1,099 total occurrences were White.
29.5% or 508 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.9% or 68 total occurrences were Asian.
1.4% or 24 total occurrences were Black.
0.7% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SOLAR' in Adjectives Frequency: #882
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Anagrams for SOLAR »
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soral
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SOLAR in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SOLAR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of SOLAR in a Sentence
We'll look at our own solar system with new infrared eyes, looking for chemical traces of our history, and tracking down mysteries like Jupiter's Great Red Spot, composition of the ocean under the ice of Europa, and the atmosphere of Saturn's giant moon Titan.
[This mission] probably has reignited the debate, but from a NASA perspective we don't get involved in that. We really are not concerned about the nomenclature. What we're concerned about is going to the objects that are most important for us to understand the origin and evolution of the solar system.
The more we find commonalities between planets made in our solar system and those around other stars, the more the odds are enhanced that the Earth is not unusual, the more Earth-like planets, the greater the odds for life as we understand it.
We see two compact sources that we interpret as circumstellar disks around the two young stars, the size of each of these disks is similar to the asteroid belt in our Solar System and the separation between them is 28 times the distance between the Sun and the Earth.
More than an achievement in the history of aviation, Solar Impulse has made history in energy, i’m sure that within the next 10 years we’ll see electric airplanes carrying 50 passengers on short- to medium-haul flights.
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- شمسيArabic
- solarCatalan, Valencian
- solární, slunečníCzech
- solDanish
- solar, Solar-German
- ηλιακόςGreek
- sunaEsperanto
- solarSpanish
- خورشیدیPersian
- aurinko-, auringon-Finnish
- solaireFrench
- gréineIrish
- שמשיHebrew
- सोलरHindi
- nap-Hungarian
- արեգակնային, արևայինArmenian
- tenaga suryaIndonesian
- sunalaIdo
- solareItalian
- סוֹלָרִיHebrew
- 太陽Japanese
- шуақKazakh
- 태양Korean
- sōlāris, solisLatin
- syamsi, kemataharian, suria, matahariMalay
- zonne-Dutch
- solenergiNorwegian
- słonecznyPolish
- لمريزPashto, Pushto
- solarPortuguese
- solarRomanian
- солнечныйRussian
- slnečnýSlovak
- sol-Swedish
- சூரியTamil
- సౌరTelugu
- แสงอาทิตย์Thai
- güneşTurkish
- сонячнийUkrainian
- شمسیUrdu
- hệ mặt trờiVietnamese
- זונYiddish
- 太陽的Chinese
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