Word
solar
Phoneticsso·lar
US/ˈsoʊɫɝ/
UK/sˈəʊlɐ/
Definitions
01related to the sun
adj. connected with the sun or coming from the sun.
adj. pertaining to or proceeding from the sun. Usually non-gradable.
“The solar system includes the sun and all the planets that move around it.”
“Scientists observed a massive solar flare that released a burst of radiation toward the Earth's atmosphere.”
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Usually placed before the noun it modifies.
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02using sun power
adj. using the energy from the sun to make electricity or heat.
adj. utilising or powered by solar radiation.
“Many houses now have solar panels on their roofs to save money on energy.”
“The government is investing heavily in solar technology to reduce the nation's reliance on fossil fuels.”
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03solar energy
n. energy or power that comes from the sun.
n. a shortened form of 'solar energy' or 'solar power'. Uncountable in this sense.
“We decided to switch to solar to help the environment.”
“The transition to solar has been faster than expected due to the falling cost of battery storage.”
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04medieval room
n. a private upper room in a medieval house.
n. a private room or upper chamber in a medieval English house, often used by the family for privacy away from the main hall.
“The lord and lady of the castle slept in the solar above the great hall.”
“Architectural historians noted that the solar provided a rare degree of domestic privacy in an otherwise communal medieval structure.”
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Real-World Examples
“But we know that ours is the only planet in the solar system to have them.” “If skies are clear, the Dark Space team will go to the harbour with their solar telescope.” Etymology
From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
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 adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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