Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solar

/ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
so-lar
IPA
/ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.

adj

Born under the predominant influence of the sun.

Obsolete

adj

Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.

adj

Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.

adj

Employing solar power.

noun

Ellipsis of solar energy.

Uncountable

noun

A fictional currency used in science fiction.

Uncountable

noun

A loft or upper chamber forming the private accommodation of the head of the household in a medieval hall; a garret room.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: solar, sōlāris, *sóh₂wl̥, soler, sōlārium, solor

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/
  • British English: /ˈsəʊ.lə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

solars (plural)

Derived Forms

antisolar circumsolar exosolar extrasolar lunisolar nonsolar oversolar pansolar presolar protosolar solargraph solargraphy

Phrases

active solar local solar time mean solar time solar apex solar array solar barge solar barque solar battery

Frequently Paired Words

Solar day solar topee Solar luminosity Solar mass Solar System Jovian Lunar

Synonyms

sunly

Rhymes With

controller roller polar bipolar bowler stroller comptroller kohler koehler poehler soler moeller

Questions

How do you pronounce solar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/.
What does solar mean?
Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
Where does solar come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce solar

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