What does "solar" mean?
Ellipsis of solar energy.
Solar
/ˈsoʊlə(ɹ)/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Ellipsis of solar energy.
- Grammar: solar is listed as adj, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: anagalactic, asteroidal, astral, astrologic.
- Useful contrasts: exoplanetary, extrasolar, lunar.
- Usage evidence: Engineers are crazy about solar energy.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of solar energy. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
"He’s a player in robots and solar, cryptocurrency and climate, brain-computer implants to stave off the menace of artificial intelligence and underground tunnels to move people and freight at super speeds."
- 2 A loft or upper chamber forming the private accommodation of the head of the household in a medieval hall; a garret room. historical
- 3 A fictional currency used in science fiction. uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun. not-comparable
"solar light"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of solar (“pertaining to the Sun (the star Sol)”). alt-of, not-comparable
"We have not yet the instruments that we want for that work, but I have asked for a Solar spectrograph, and I am already in the preliminary talkings to order a spectroheliograph […]"
- 3 Born under the predominant influence of the sun. not-comparable, obsolete
"and proud beside, as solar people are"
- 4 Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year. not-comparable
- 5 Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence. not-comparable
"They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar."
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- 6 Employing solar power. not-comparable
"a solar furnace"
Adjective
- 1 relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun wordnet
Antonyms
Example
"Engineers are crazy about solar energy."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "solar"?
Common synonyms include: anagalactic, asteroidal, astral, astrologic, astrologistic, astrologous.
How do you use "solar" in a sentence?
Engineers are crazy about solar energy.
How do you pronounce "solar"?
Pronounced /ˈsoʊlə(ɹ)/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English solar, soler; from a conflation of Old English soler, solere (“raised platform; loft, upper room, upper part of a house, soler”), from Latin sōlārium; and Old English solor, salor (“residence, dwelling; hall; palace”), from Proto-West Germanic *salaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *salaz, *salą (“house, room, hall”). More at sale.
Etymology 3
By surface analysis, Sol + -ar.