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solar definition

so·lar (sō′lər)

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. Astrol., Archaic under the influence of the sun

Etymology: L solaris < sol, the sun: see Sol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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