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extra-solar

extra-solar is the alternative spelling of extrasolar.

Meaning of extrasolar

Adjective

extrasolar (not comparable)

  1. of or originating outside the Solar System.
    • Some comets are thought to have an extrasolar origin.
  2. of or originating in a system other than Earth's, the solar system.
    • A four-inch telescope was once used to find an extrasolar planet.

Questions about extra-solar

What is extra-solar the alternative spelling of?
Extra-solar is the alternative spelling of extrasolar.

Words near extra-solar in the dictionary

  1. extra-sensory perception
  2. extra-sensory perceptions
  3. extra-small
  4. extra-smalls
  5. extra-society
  6. extra-solar
  7. extra-somatic
  8. extra-statutory
  9. extra-temporalities
  10. extra-temporality
  11. extra-terrestrial

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Adapted from Wiktionary: extra-solar (page history and authors); extrasolar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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