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circumsolar

circumsolar adjective: surrounding or moving around the Sun.

Adjective

circumsolar (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding or moving around the Sun
    • According to the reigning hypothesis, about 4.5 billion years ago, shortly after Earth had accreted down into a sphere from its little slub of circumsolar material, another newborn planet [Theia], still shaky on its feet, slammed obliquely into Earth with terrifying force.2014 September 7, Natalie Angier, “The Moon comes around again [print version: Revisiting a moon that still has secrets to reveal: Supermoon revives interest in its violent origins and hidden face...

Origin of circumsolar

From circum- + solar.

Questions about circumsolar

What does circumsolar mean?
Circumsolar means surrounding or moving around the Sun.
What part of speech is circumsolar?
Circumsolar is an adjective.

Words near circumsolar in the dictionary

  1. circumsected
  2. circumsecting
  3. circumsection
  4. circumsects
  5. circumsised
  6. circumsolar
  7. circumspatial
  8. circumspect
  9. circumspection
  10. circumspections
  11. circumspectious

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