solar
//ˈsəʊ.lə//
Forms
- Plural
- solars
Definitions
1.Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
2.Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
- Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid.
- They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar.
3.Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
4.Employing solar power.
1.A fictional currency used in science fiction.
2.Ellipsis of solar energy.
- He’s a player in robots and solar, cryptocurrency and climate, brain-computer implants to stave off the menace of artificial intelligence and underground tunnels to move people and freight at super speeds.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2336
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Late Middle English solar
From Latin sōlāris
From sōl (“sun”)
From Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).