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
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Long-term, the big solution is more renewables—wind and solar.
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Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In recent years, the bank has catalyzed $1 billion in investments for the construction of large-scale solar generation projects in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Device overcomes the challenge of salt accumulation Researchers pointed out that the oxide perovskite converts solar energy into heat by forming intra-band trap states.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Among them, solar-wind velocity is up 6%, solar wind density has increased 26%, the solar-wind temperature has seen a rise of 29% and there has been a jump in the strength of the interplanetary magnetic field carried by the solar wind equal to about 31%.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In recent years, the bank has catalyzed $1 billion in investments for the construction of large-scale solar generation projects in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Device overcomes the challenge of salt accumulation Researchers pointed out that the oxide perovskite converts solar energy into heat by forming intra-band trap states.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Among them, solar-wind velocity is up 6%, solar wind density has increased 26%, the solar-wind temperature has seen a rise of 29% and there has been a jump in the strength of the interplanetary magnetic field carried by the solar wind equal to about 31%.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Solar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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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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