What does solar mean?

Definitions for solar
ˈsoʊ lərso·lar

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. solaradjective

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

    "solar eclipse"; "solar energy"

Wiktionary

  1. Solaradjective

    Pertaining to the Sun (the star Sol).

  2. Etymology: soler, solere, from solarium.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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. 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

  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  


  2. solar

    Relating to the sun.

    The solar windmills were a dual power project.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 18, 2020  


  3. 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

  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

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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. Alexander MacDonald:

    With an ‘ interstate for electrons ’, renewable energy could be delivered anywhere in the country while emissions plummet, an HVDC grid would create a national electricity market in which all types of generation, including low-carbon sources, compete on a cost basis. The surprise was how dominant wind and solar could be.

  2. Darryl Seligman:

    The comets and asteroids in the solar system have arguably taught us more about planet formation than what we’ve learned from the actual planets in the solar system, i think that the interstellar comets could arguably tell us more about extrasolar planets than the extrasolar planets we are trying to get measurements of today.

  3. Peng Peng:

    We estimate that over the course of the first six months, 4.2 billion kilowatt hours of wind and solar power has been wasted, which is equivalent to New Zealand’s electricity use in the whole year of 2015.

  4. Michael Jones:

    LNG demand is getting hit from all sides, power demand is weak, solar capacity is increasing at breakneck speeds, nuclear capacity is returning, and coal-fired generation is rising.

  5. David Yanez:

    With two or three Vortex and four or five solar panels, by investing 2,000 to 3,000 euros you could generate enough power for your home.

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