Solarian
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An inhabitant of the Sun.
"It will be proved that a Solarian, supposing him to have a stature equal to our own, would do as much work as seven of our cultivators; and yet the Solarians are the happiest of beings; their lot is the highest degree of happiness to which we can aspire until the epoch when there shall exist stars of a more exalted rank, that are not yet to be found in our young universe."
- 2 An inhabitant of any part of the solar system of the Sun.
"The small ships of the Nigrians were beginning to take a terrific toll in the thin ranks of the Solarians. The coming of the Rocket Squad had been welcomed indeed!"
- 1 Of or relating to the Sun.
- 2 Of or relating to the Solar System.
"He grinned at the profanity that came out of the communicator-speaker. Then—back at the irreverently nicknamed Galloping Cow which was the base ship of the Extra-Solarian Research Institute expedition to this star-cluster—McRae cut off."
- 3 Of or relating to the inhabitants of the Solar system.
"The Solarian one-man ships were even smaller than the Nigrian one-man ships, and some of these did a tremendous amount of damage."
Example
More examples"He grinned at the profanity that came out of the communicator-speaker. Then—back at the irreverently nicknamed Galloping Cow which was the base ship of the Extra-Solarian Research Institute expedition to this star-cluster—McRae cut off."
Etymology
From Latin sōlāris + -ian, after Lunarian. By surface analysis, Solar + -ian.
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