Phrase Hound found 135 phrases and 27 compound words that contain solar. The most common are listed below. Open solar in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 135
- solar systemAlternative letter-case form of Solar System; the Sun and all the objects in orbit around it.
- solar energyEnergy 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.
- solar windThe outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.
- solar eclipseA phenomenon occurring when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun.
- solar panelAn array of connected solar cells.
- solar powerThe conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics, indirectly using concentrated solar power, or a combination of the two.
- solar cellA semiconductor device that converts the radiant energy of sunlight into electrical energy.
- solar radiationAll the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the Sun, especially that part that reaches the Earth
- solar-poweredOf an engine, vehicle, device, etc., deriving its energy from sunlight through the use of solar cells.
- solar panelsplural of solar panel: An array of connected solar cells.
- solar cellsplural of solar cell: A semiconductor device that converts the radiant energy of sunlight into electrical energy.
- solar calendarA calendar based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun, which defines the year. Dates indicate the position of the Earth during this revolution.
- solar dayOne day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average …
- solar massA unit, equal to the mass of the sun, used to express the mass of other stars etc. 1 M_☉ = 2 × 10³⁰ kg.
- solar storman electromagnetic storm on the photosphere of the Sun
- solar termOne of 24 divisions in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar.
- solar constantThe amount of incoming solar radiation per unit area, measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere, in a plane perpendicular to the rays.
- solar flareA violent explosion in the Sun's atmosphere.
- solar cycleThe nearly periodic 11-year change in the Sun's activity, measured from a minimum of activity to the next.
- solar timeA calculation of the passage of time based on the apparent position of the Sun in the sky.
- solar plexusA complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach.
- solar thermal collectorA panel that is used to collect heat from solar radiation, typically in order to produce domestic hot water
- solar collectorAny system designed to collect solar radiation for producing thermal energy, which may be used for space heating or for electricity generation.
- active solarMaking indirect use of solar energy by first converting it to another form (e.g. by using solar panels).
- extra-solarAlternative spelling of extrasolar: of or originating outside the Solar System.
Compound words 27
- solarizeTo subject to solarization.
- solarpunkA literary, artistic, and social movement that focuses on community, sustainability, technology powered by renewable energy, and a free and egalitarian society.
- circumsolarSurrounding or moving around the Sun
- solunarOf, pertaining to, or influenced by both the sun and the moon.
- exosolarOutside Earth's solar system.
- pansolarRelating to, or spanning, the entire solar system.
- antisolaropposite to the sun (from the Earth)
- nonsolarNot solar.
- oversolarDescribing a concentration or abundance of a chemical element or isotope greater than that found in the Sun.
- protosolarDescribing the conditions prior to the formation of the solar system, or describing the protostar that became the sun