Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solar energy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: so-lar en-er-gy
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Energy Research Institute under the Industrial Technological Research Institute has decided to build the nation’s first solar energy plant at Chutung Township in Hsinchu county."
"Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy."

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

nuclear energy water power wind energy

Synonyms

solar power

Questions

What does solar energy mean?: Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.

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