Definitions for solar
ˈsoʊ lərso·lar

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.4 / 11 votes

1. solaradjective

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

   "solar eclipse"; "solar energy"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 6 votes

1. Solaradjective

   Pertaining to the Sun (the star Sol).

2. Etymology: soler, solere, from solarium.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solar, Solaryadjective

   Etymology: solaire, French; solaris, Latin.

   1. Being of the sun.

   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.

   2. Belonging to the sun.

   They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar. Francis Bacon.

   Scripture hath been punctual in other records, concerning solary miracles. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   3. Born under or in the predominant influence of the sun.

   The cock was pleas’d to hear him speak so fair,
   And proud beside, as solar people are. Dryden.

   4. Measured by the sun.

   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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.6 / 9 votes

1. Solaradjective

   a loft or upper chamber; a garret room

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

3. Solaradjective

   born under the predominant influence of the sun

4. Solaradjective

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

5. Solaradjective

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

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

WikidataRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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 ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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  

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   solar

   Relating to the sun.

   The solar windmills were a dual power project.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 18, 2020  

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   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  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. solar

   Song lyrics by solar -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by solar on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

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Anagrams for solar »

1. orals

2. rosal

3. soral

How to pronounce solar?

1. Alex

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How to say solar in sign language?

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. William Bottke:

   In a sense, the asteroid belt has been an eyewitness to multiple 'drive-by shootings' from the earliest time in solar system history, by reading the traces left behind, we can use asteroid samplesto tell us who did it, when they did it and how they did it.

2. Peter Munns:

   They don't just want to have one wind farm here, they want to have a portfolio, most want to do solar as well. But they probably think that's a couple of years down the track before it's as economic and as viable as wind is.

3. Paul Kalas:

   Stellar flybys have been used to explain the evolution of our own solar system, hD 106906 offers a rare example where such a flyby happened recently and may have perturbed its distant giant planet.

4. Alistair McLean:

   The vast majority of auroras occur in a band known as the Auroral Zone, this band can expand when solar activity is high.

5. Edwin Kite:

   Our work answers some existing questions but raises a new one. Which is wrong : the climate models, the atmosphere evolution models, or our basic understanding of inner solar system chronology ?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=solar
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Solar
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=solar
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=solar
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=solar
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=solar