1
: of, derived from, relating to, or caused by the sun
2
: measured by the earth's course in relation to the sun
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
b
: utilizing the sun's rays especially to produce heat or electricity
a solar house
also
: of or relating to such utilization
solar design
Examples of solar in a Sentence
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In the early 1990s, when governments first started taking climate change seriously, wind and solar energy were prohibitively expensive, and no electric vehicles were on the market.
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Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
But there's also good news in the new report: Europe is increasingly turning to solar and wind for its electricity, and those sources of energy are increasingly reliable.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
Pressing says its the United States’ first in-house vinyl pressing plant entirely powered by solar energy.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
Issac said these new connections to solar power are part of the ongoing battle to find solutions.
—Ginger Zee, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
And the problem with especially solar, is that that's happening just as everybody, as the sun's going down.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Things are going better for large solar and wind farms, with the Biden administration surpassing a congressional mandate to issue permits for 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025, Reuters’ Nichola Groom reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
But, for now, his laugh precedes him, echoing down from the hair and makeup room like a warm pulse of solar radiation.
—EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Solar flares are only expected to become more common by 2025 as the sun continues to reach its solar maximum.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
But there's also good news in the new report: Europe is increasingly turning to solar and wind for its electricity, and those sources of energy are increasingly reliable.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
Pressing says its the United States’ first in-house vinyl pressing plant entirely powered by solar energy.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
Issac said these new connections to solar power are part of the ongoing battle to find solutions.
—Ginger Zee, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
And the problem with especially solar, is that that's happening just as everybody, as the sun's going down.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Things are going better for large solar and wind farms, with the Biden administration surpassing a congressional mandate to issue permits for 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025, Reuters’ Nichola Groom reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
But, for now, his laugh precedes him, echoing down from the hair and makeup room like a warm pulse of solar radiation.
—EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Solar flares are only expected to become more common by 2025 as the sun continues to reach its solar maximum.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Solar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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solar
adjective
so·lar
ˈsō-lər 
-ˌlär
1
: of, derived from, relating to, or caused by the sun
2
: measured by the earth's course in relation to the sun
solar time
solar year
3
a
: produced or operated by the action of the sun's light or heat
solar energy
b
: using the sun's rays especially to produce heat or electricity
a solar house
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