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Solar system
//ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Solar System; the Sun and all the objects in orbit around it. alt-of
- 2 The Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it, including the eight planets, their moons, the asteroids, and comets.
"This morning we are celebrating a beginning. A beginning of what we think is great promise. It's the opening of a new era in the history of manned space flight. We are ready to take that first great step out into the Solar System and onto the surface of the nearest of the many mysterious worlds that surround us in Space."
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of Solar System. alt-of
Noun
- 1 Any orbital system of at least one fusor and other heavenly bodies, like planets and other objects.
"The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources."
- 2 the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field wordnet
- 3 Ellipsis of solar power system (“electric power system that supplies usable solar power by means of photovoltaics”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"Almost half of all U.S. households are unable to host a rooftop solar system because they rent or have inadequate roof space."
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