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solar

1

[ soh-ler ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the sun:

    solar phenomena.

  2. determined by the sun:

    solar hour.

  3. proceeding from the sun, as light or heat.
  4. utilizing, operated by, or depending on solar energy:

    a solar building;

    a solar stove.

  5. indicating time by means of or with reference to the sun:

    a solar chronometer.

  6. manufacturing or providing solar power:

    the solar industry.

  7. Astrology. subject to the influence of the sun.


noun

  1. Informal. solar energy.

solar

2

[ sol-er, soh-ler ]

noun

  1. a private or upper chamber in a medieval English house.

solar

/ ˈəʊə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the sun

    solar eclipse

  2. operating by or utilizing the energy of the sun

    solar cell

  3. astronomy determined from the motion of the earth relative to the sun

    solar year

  4. astrology subject to the influence of the sun
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

solar

  1. Relating to the Sun.
  2. Using or operated by energy from the Sun.
  3. Measured in reference to the Sun.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of solar1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ō, equivalent to ō + - adjective suffix; sun, -ar 1

Origin of solar2

First recorded before 900; Middle English solar, soler, from Old English solor, soler, and Anglo-French soler, Old French solier, from Latin ōārium solarium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of solar1

C15: from Latin ō, from ō the sun
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