solar wind

noun

: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space

Examples of solar wind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the simulations included the effects of solar wind and radiation, the moon's lack of an atmosphere caused the methane to spread incredibly quickly, reaching the moon's north pole in under two lunar days. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 July 2026

These regions are less dense and have unipolar magnetic fields, which allow very fast streams of solar winds to escape into space. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Long before scientists understood solar wind or magnetism, people associated auroras with spirits, omens, warriors, or celestial beings. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026

However, high-speed solar wind from a coronal hole could deflect the energy, the SWPC notes. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for solar wind

• underpinned
• chagrined
• downwind
• rescind
• upwind
• whirlwind
• woodwind
• finned
• ginned
• grinned
• pinned
• sinned

Kids Definition

solar wind

noun

: the continuous radiation of charged particles from the sun's surface