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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SO'LAR, a. [L. solaris, for sol, the sun.]
1. Pertaining to the sun, as the solar system;
2. Belonging to the sun as solar herbs. [Not used.]
3. In astrology, born under the predominant influence of the sun; as a solar people.
4. Measured by the progress of the sun, or by its revolution; as the solar year.
SOLAR FLOWERS, are those which open and shut daily, at certain determinate hours.
SOLAR SPOTS, dark spots that appear on the sun's disk, usually visible only by the telescope, but sometimes so large as to be seen by the naked eye. They adhere to the body of the sun; indicate its revolutions on its axis; are very changeable in their figure and dimensions; and vary in size from mere points to spaces 50,000 miles in diametet.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun; "solar eclipse"; "solar energy"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin solaris, from sol sun; akin to Old English & Old Norse s?l sun, Lithuanian saul?, Greek h?lios Date: 15th century 1. of, derived from, relating to, or caused by the sun <solar phenomena> 2. measured by the earth's course in relation to the sun <solar time> <a solar year>; also relating to or reckoned by solar time 3. a. produced or operated by the action of the sun's light or heat <solar energy> <solar cooker> b. utilizing the sun's rays especially to produce heat or electricity <a solar house>; also of or relating to such utilization <solar design> <solar subsidies>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. of, relating to, or reckoned by the sun (solar eclipse; solar time). --n. 1 a solarium. 2 an upper chamber in a medieval house. Phrases and idioms: solar battery (or cell) a device converting solar radiation into electricity. solar constant the quantity of heat reaching the earth from the sun. solar day the interval between successive meridian transits of the sun at a place. solar month one-twelfth of the solar year. solar myth a tale explained as symbolizing solar phenomena. solar panel a panel designed to absorb the sun's rays as a source of energy for operating electricity or heating. solar plexus a complex of radiating nerves at the pit of the stomach. solar system the sun and the celestial bodies whose motion it governs. solar wind the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun. solar year the time taken for the earth to travel once round the sun, equal to 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds. Etymology: ME f. L solaris f. sol sun

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Solar So"lar, n. [OE. soler, AS. solere, L. solarium, from sol the sun. See Solar, a.] A loft or upper chamber; a garret room. [Obs.] [Written also soler, solere, sollar.] --Oxf. Gloss.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Solar So"lar, a. [L. solaris, fr. sol the sun; akin to As. s[=o]l, Icel. s[=o]l, Goth. sauil, Lith. saule, W. haul,. sul, Skr. svar, perhaps to E. sun:F. solaire. Cf. Parasol. Sun.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as, the solar system; solar light; solar rays; solar influence. See Solar system, below. 2. (Astrol.) Born under the predominant influence of the sun. [Obs.] And proud beside, as solar people are. --Dryden. 3. Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year. 4. Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence. They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar. --Bacon. Solar cycle. See under Cycle. Solar day. See Day, 2. Solar engine, an engine in which the energy of solar heat is used to produce motion, as in evaporating water for a steam engine, or expanding air for an air engine. Solar flowers (Bot.), flowers which open and shut daily at certain hours. Solar lamp, an argand lamp. Solar microscope, a microscope consisting essentially, first, of a mirror for reflecting a beam of sunlight through the tube, which sometimes is fixed in a window shutter; secondly, of a condenser, or large lens, for converging the beam upon the object; and, thirdly, of a small lens, or magnifier, for throwing an enlarged image of the object at its focus upon a screen in a dark room or in a darkened box.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Solar is used to describe things relating to the sun. A total solar eclipse is due to take place some time tomorrow. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. Solar power is obtained from the sun's light and heat. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

Cynthian, anagalactic, asteroidal, astral, astrologic, astrologistic, astrologous, astronomic, astrophysical, celestial, circumplanetary, cislunar, empyreal, empyrean, equinoctial, extragalactic, galactic, heavenly, heliacal, intercosmic, interplanetary, intersidereal, interstellar, lunar, lunary, lunate, lunular, lunulate, meteoric, meteoritic, nebular, nebulose, nebulous, planetal, planetarian, planetary, planetesimal, semilunar, sidereal, sphery, star-spangled, star-studded, starry, stellar, stellary, terrestrial, uranic, zodiacal