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

Davoyan's research looks at how to create new propulsion systems to send spacecrafts more quickly to the far reaches of the solar system to gather and send back information to Earth. —ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026

Dragonfly is expected to launch in 2028 toward Titan, the largest moon of Saturn and second-largest satellite in the solar system, behind Jupiter's Ganymede. —Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026

Such clocks could enable navigation without GPS, improve space missions, and support searches for planets beyond our solar system. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026

The finding showed that Webb could study extremely faint objects in the solar system, de Wit said. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 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