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solar
I. solar \ˈsälə(r), ˈsōl-\ noun
or sol·lar \ˈsäl-\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English soler, solar, from Old English soler, solar; akin to Middle Dutch solre loft, flat roof, Middle Low German solder, Old High German solāri loft; all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin solarium part of a house exposed to the sun — more at solarium
1. : an upper room or apartment (as a solarium, a chamber, a rood loft, or a garret); especially : an apartment for family use in a superior medieval residence
< the ladies gathered in the solar while the lords drank in the great hall of the castle >
2. usually sollar, or sol·ler \ˈsälə(r)\ : a platform in a Cornish mine shaft and especially between a series of ladders : a longitudinal partition forming an air passage between itself and the roof in a mine working
II. so·lar \ˈsōlə(r) sometimes -ˌlär or -ˌlȧ(r\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin solaris, from sol sun + -aris -ar; akin to Old English & Old Norse sōl sun, Gothic sauil, Greek hēlios, Sanskrit sūra
1. : of, derived from, or relating to the sun and its effects especially on the earth and other celestial bodies
2. : born under or subject to the influence of the sun
3. : produced or operated by the action of the sun's light or heat; also : utilizing the sun's rays or heat
< a solar engine >
— see solar salt, solar telegraph
4. : of, like, or connected with the sun as a deity or symbol of deity : descended from or sacred to a sun god : devoted to sun worship
< solar myths >
< a solar hero >
III. solar adjective
Etymology: alteration (influenced by solar) (II) of sola (II)
1. : made of sola
< a solar topee >
2. : intended for use in tropic regions
< solar clothing > |