solar system

noun

: the sun together with the group of celestial bodies that are held by its attraction and revolve around it

also : a similar system centered on another star

Examples of solar system in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the solar system is vast, and the Sun’s rays grow weak once a mission pushes past Mars. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

This is critical because the search for Planet Nine is motivated primarily by that world’s predicted effects on the orbits of other, smaller objects in the outer solar system. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026

Voyager 1's close-up view of Saturn's rings as well as the moon Titan — which may have prebiotic or pre-life chemistry — altered the spacecraft's trajectory to put it high above the plane of the solar system. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Utilities may need to connect meters, batteries, solar systems and EV infrastructure. — Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1704, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for solar system

• cryptosystem
• ecosystem
• intersystem
• multisystem
• photosystem
• subsystem

Kids Definition

solar system

noun

: a star with the group of heavenly bodies that revolve around it

especially : the sun with the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that orbit it