- ˈsolar ˌsystem, the
- noun [singular]the Sun and the group of planets that move around it
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solar system — the sun together with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it. [1695 1705] * * * The Sun, its planets, and the small bodies (see asteroid, Centaur object, comet, Kuiper belt, meteorite, and Oort cloud) interplanetary dust and gas… … Universalium
solar system — solar ,system noun count usually singular * a star and the planets that go around it, especially the Sun and the group of planets that includes the Earth: the outer limits of our solar system the search for planets in other solar systems … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
solar system — solar .system n 1.) the solar system the Sun and the ↑planets that go around it 2.) this kind of system around another star … Dictionary of contemporary English
Solar System — This article is about the Sun and its planetary system. For other systems, see planetary system and star system. For a list of physical and orbital statistics for the Solar System s largest bodies, see List of gravitationally rounded objects of… … Wikipedia
solar system */ — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms solar system : singular solar system plural solar systems astronomy a star and the planets that go round it, especially the Sun and the group of planets that includes the Earth the outer… … English dictionary
solar system — noun 1 the solar system the sun and the planets that go around it 2 (C) this kind of system around another star … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Solar system model — Solar system models, especially mechanical models, called orreries , that illustrate the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the solar system have been built for centuries. While they often showed relative sizes, these… … Wikipedia
Solar System in fiction — The Solar System and its various bodies (planets, asteroids, moons, etc.) were the earliest objects to be treated as fictional locations in works of science fiction. Among these, imaginary voyages to and explorations of Earth s Moon are found in… … Wikipedia
Solar system — Solar So lar, a. [L. solaris, fr. sol the sun; akin to As. s[=o]l, Icel. s[=o]l, Goth. sauil, Lith. saule, W. haul,. sul, Skr. svar, perhaps to E. sun:F. solaire. Cf. {Parasol}. {Sun}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Solar System Ambassador — The Solar System Ambassadors Program is a public outreach program of Jet Propulsion Laboratory or JPL designed to work with motivated volunteers across the United States. These volunteers communicate JPL s space exploration missions and provide… … Wikipedia
