Solar is used to describe things relating to the sun.
A total solar eclipse is due to take place some time tomorrow.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Solar power is obtained from the sun's light and heat.
solar in British English
(ˈsəʊlə)
adjective
1.
of or relating to the sun
solar eclipse
2.
operating by or utilizing the energy of the sun
solar cell
3. astronomy
determined from the motion of the earth relative to the sun
solar year
4. astrology
subject to the influence of the sun
Word origin
C15: from Latin sōlāris, from sōl the sun
solar in American English
(ˈsoʊlər)
adjective
1.
of or having to do with the sun
2.
produced by or coming from the sun
solar energy
3.
depending upon the sun's light or energy
solar heating
4.
fixed or measured by the earth's motion with relation to the sun
mean solar time
5. Astrology; Archaic
under the influence of the sun
Word origin
L solaris < sol, the sun: see Sol1
Examples of 'solar' in a sentence
solar
Sources include wind and solar power plants.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Welcome your guests and alarm potential intruders with this solar welcome light.
The Sun (2008)
The five top solar energy companies in the world have their global headquarters here.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Your family life is the focus of the solar eclipse.
The Sun (2011)
It is not receiving enough light for its solar panels to recharge its batteries.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She urged the public to avoid kneejerk opposition to solar energy farms.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
YOU'RE at the centre of the action with the solar eclipse in your sign.
The Sun (2013)
Its wind power already exceeds our nuclear capacity and its solar energy is rapidly catching up.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This should help you at work and the solar eclipse could open up a media job.
The Sun (2010)
It was during this time that he first became interested in solar energy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The solar eclipse opens a new work door and you are ready for the challenge.
The Sun (2008)
It identifies entrepreneurs and helps them to set up businesses so that they can build and sell solar lights and chargers.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The power of the solar eclipse focuses on your home plans and you could take an important step towards a dream address.
The Sun (2009)
The sun can provide energy directly by means of solar panels, solar furnaces and solar cells.
Chapman, C. & Horsley, M. & Small, E. Technology Basic Facts (1990)
Solar panels, heat pumps and electric cars address the damage consumption has caused.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Energy will be provided by a combination of wind turbines, photovoltaic cells and solar panels.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The British solar power industry is beginning to catch up.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Could things be looking up for Chinese solar cell manufacturers?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Green machines took another giant leap this week... with the first solar powered car factory.
The Sun (2011)
Chinese lantern solar string lights, ten pack.
The Sun (2015)
The 2.3 tonne aircraft stores power in batteries that are charged in daytime by thousands of solar cells.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Using the simple power of the sun, this solar light will welcome your guests and alarm potential intruders.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The ones at his department who had claimed we would be better off going flat out for wind and solar power because gas prices would only rise?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Builders will no longer be forced to install solar panels, heat pumps and other measures to reduce the need for new homes to use fossil fuels.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Banks and shops will be encouraged to offer loans of 10,000 per home to householders who install solar panels, heat pumps and insulation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
solar
British English: solar /ˈsəʊlə/ ADJECTIVE
Solar is used to describe things relating to the sun.
...a total solar eclipse.
American English: solar
Arabic: شَمْسِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: solar
Chinese: 太阳的
Croatian: solarni
Czech: sluneční
Danish: sol-
Dutch: zonne-
European Spanish: solar
Finnish: aurinko-
French: solaire
German: Sonnen-
Greek: ηλιακός
Italian: solare
Japanese: 太陽の
Korean: 태양의
Norwegian: sol-
Polish: słoneczny
European Portuguese: solar
Romanian: solar
Russian: солнечный
Latin American Spanish: solar
Swedish: sol-
Thai: เกี่ยวกับดวงอาทิตย์
Turkish: güneş
Ukrainian: сонячний
Vietnamese: thuộc mặt trời
All related terms of 'solar'
solar day
the period of time during which the earth makes one complete revolution on its axis relative to the sun
solar apex
the highest point; vertex
solar cell
A solar cell is a device that produces electricity from the sun's rays.
solar cycle
a period of time, averaging c. 11 years, during which certain phenomena , as maximum sunspot activity, recur on the sun
solar flare
a brief powerful eruption of particles and intense electromagnetic radiation from the sun's surface, associated with sunspots and causing disturbances to radio communication on earth
solar mass
an astronomical unit of mass equal to the sun's mass, 1.981 × 10 30 kilograms
solar month
one of the twelve divisions ( calendar months ) of the calendar year
solar myth
a myth explaining or allegorizing the origin or movement of the sun
solar panel
a panel exposed to radiation from the sun , used to heat water or, when mounted with solar cells , to produce electricity direct , esp for powering instruments in satellites
solar pond
a shallow , stagnant pool of, usually, saltwater , that is heated by the sun and used to store solar energy , to extract salts from seawater , etc.
solar power
heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power
solar sail
a device that reflects light particles from the sun, gaining momentum in the opposite direction to propel spacecraft forwards
solar still
any system for the purification of salt water in which a shallow pool of salt water evaporates within a greenhouselike structure, causing the formation on the ceiling of droplets of fresh water, which drip down into collection pools
solar wind
the constant stream of charged particles , esp protons and electrons , emitted by the sun at high velocities , its density and speed varying during periods of solar activity. It interacts with the earth's magnetic field , some of the particles being trapped by the magnetic lines of force, and causes auroral displays
solar year
the period of time, the calendar year , containing 365 days or in a leap year 366 days. It is based on the Gregorian calendar, being divided into 12 calendar months , and is reckoned from January 1 to December 31
solar battery
a battery that contains interconnected solar cells
solar cooker
a simple , low-cost device using focused sunshine to cook rice , boil water, etc.
solar eclipse
the total or partial obscuring of the sun by the moon
solar energy
energy obtained from solar power
solar furnace
a furnace utilizing the sun as a heat source , sunlight being concentrated at the focus of a system of concave mirrors
solar heating
heat radiation from the sun collected by heat-absorbing panels through which water is circulated : used for domestic hot water, central heating, and heating swimming pools
solar plexus
Your solar plexus is the part of your stomach, below your ribs , where it is painful if you are hit hard.
solar-powered
powered by heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power
solar system
The solar system is the sun and all the planets that go round it.
solar activity
the sum of all variable and short-lived disturbances on the sun , as sunspots , prominences , and solar flares
solar calendar
a calendar whose dates are based on the position of the earth and its proximity to the sun
solar collector
a device in the form of a concave mirror that concentrates and collects the energy of the sun so that it can be stored and used (eg for heating water)
solar constant
the rate at which the sun's energy is received per unit area at the top of the earth's atmosphere when the sun is at its mean distance from the earth and atmospheric absorption has been corrected for. Its value is 1367 watts per square metre
mean solar day
the time between two successive passages of the mean sun across the meridian at noon . It is equal to 24 hours 3 minutes and 56.555 seconds of mean sidereal time
solar conjunction
the act of joining together; combination ; union
solar prominence
→ prominence (sense 3 )
mean solar time
time based on the mean sun : used as the basis for standard time because it has exactly equal divisions
year
A year is a period of twelve months or 365 or 366 days, beginning on the first of January and ending on the thirty-first of December.
month
A month is one of the twelve periods of time that a year is divided into, for example January or February .
tropical year
the period of time, the calendar year , containing 365 days or in a leap year 366 days. It is based on the Gregorian calendar, being divided into 12 calendar months , and is reckoned from January 1 to December 31
m-
solar mass
mean time
the time, at a particular place, measured in terms of the passage of the mean sun ; the timescale is not precisely constant
apex
The apex of an organization or system is the highest and most important position in it.
cacumen
an apex
conjunction
A conjunction of two or more things is the occurrence of them at the same time or place.