solar

B2 Topic:Energy & Industry

US /ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/ UK /ˈsəʊ.lə/ See IPA manual

Freq #4173

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the sun.

We watched a total solar eclipse from the hilltop.
2

adj
Using the sun's energy as power.

They installed solar panels on the roof to save on electricity.

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sunly

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Derived forms antisolarcircumsolarexosolarextrasolarlunisolarnonsolaroversolarpansolarpresolarprotosolarsolar-poweredsolar-type

Related forms day

Etymology

From Middle English solar, soler; from a conflation of Old English soler, solere (“raised platform; loft, upper room, upper part of a house, soler”), from Latin sōlārium; and Old English solor, salor (“residence, dwelling; hall; palace”), from Proto-West Germanic *salaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *salaz, *salą (“house, room, hall”). More at sale.

solar Middle English soler Old English sōlārium Latin solor Old English *salaʀ Proto-West Germanic *salaz Proto-Germanic

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# solar

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsəʊ.lə/
**Frequency rank:** 4173

## Meanings
1. Relating to the sun.
2. Using the sun's energy as power.

## Examples
- We watched a total solar eclipse from the hilltop.
- They installed solar panels on the roof to save on electricity.

## Synonyms
- sunly

## Derived Forms
- antisolar
- circumsolar
- exosolar
- extrasolar
- lunisolar
- nonsolar
- oversolar
- pansolar
- presolar
- protosolar
- solar-powered
- solar-type

## Related Forms
- day

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: solar
- Root: soler
- Root: sōlārium
- Root: solor
- Root: *salaʀ
- Root: *salaz

## Etymology
From Middle English solar, soler; from a conflation of Old English soler, solere (“raised platform; loft, upper room, upper part of a house, soler”), from Latin sōlārium; and Old English solor, salor (“residence, dwelling; hall; palace”), from Proto-West Germanic *salaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *salaz, *salą (“house, room, hall”). More at sale.

## AI Etymology
Solar is from Middle English solar, soler; from a conflation of Old English soler, solere (“raised platform; loft, upper room, upper part of a house, soler”), from Latin sōlārium; and Old English solor, salor (“residence, dwelling; hall; palace”), from Proto-West Germanic *salaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *salaz, *salą (“house, room, hall”). More at sale. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English solar, Old English soler, Latin sōlārium, Old English solor, Proto-West Germanic *salaʀ, Proto-Germanic *salaz. In current use it includes senses such as Relating to the sun and Using the sun's energy as power.

## Topics
- Energy & Industry

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