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extrasolar

extrasolar adjective: of or originating outside the Solar System.

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.
    • Of course, no one has any idea whether the extrasolar life is anything more than a few trillion microbes.1993, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 78

Forms of extrasolar

alternative formextra-solar

Origin of extrasolar

From extra- + solar.

Words formed from extrasolar

Phrases with extrasolar

Questions about extrasolar

What does extrasolar mean?
Extrasolar means of or originating outside the Solar System.
What part of speech is extrasolar?
Extrasolar is an adjective.

Words near extrasolar in the dictionary

  1. extraserous
  2. extrasinus
  3. extraskeletal
  4. extrasocial
  5. extrasocietal
  6. extrasolar
  7. extrasolar planet
  8. extrasolar planets
  9. extrasolar system
  10. extrasolar systems
  11. extrasomatic

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