Solarian

//səˈlɛəɹ.i.ən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Sun.
  2. 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. 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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