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extrasolar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tra-so-lar
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of or originating outside the Solar System.

adj

of or originating in a system other than Earth's, the solar system.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English solar English extrasolar From extra- + solar.

Inflected Forms

extra-solar (alternative)

Phrases

extrasolar planet extrasolar system

Frequently Paired Words

extragalactic extraplanetary extraterrestrial solar interstellar exo-

Questions

What does extrasolar mean?
of or originating outside the Solar System.
Where does extrasolar come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English solar English extrasolar From extra- + solar.

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