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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Working to make sure that Angola has robust solar capacity?
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 June 2024
Amazon recently announced its agreement with the U.S. utility AES Corp., for a long-term PPA from a massive 150 MW solar field in the Mojave Desert.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 8 June 2024
Still, the recent, widespread display of auroras is raising hopes of particularly strong solar activity in the coming months and years.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
This keeps the equatorial regions of the world, which get a disproportionate amount of solar radiation, from being unbearably hot, and the northernmost and southernmost regions from being unbearably cold.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 June 2024
Amazon recently announced its agreement with the U.S. utility AES Corp., for a long-term PPA from a massive 150 MW solar field in the Mojave Desert.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 8 June 2024
Still, the recent, widespread display of auroras is raising hopes of particularly strong solar activity in the coming months and years.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
This keeps the equatorial regions of the world, which get a disproportionate amount of solar radiation, from being unbearably hot, and the northernmost and southernmost regions from being unbearably cold.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
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“Solar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar. Accessed 15 Jun. 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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