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solar energy

solar energy noun: energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.

Noun

solar energy (uncountable)

  1. Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.
    • The Energy Research Institute under the Industrial Technological Research Institute has decided to build the nation’s first solar energy plant at Chutung Township in Hsinchu county.1981 December 6, “Imports planned to meet energy needs”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XXII, number 48, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4
    • Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist
    Synonyms:
    solar power

solar energy meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Vietnamese

solar energy in Tamil

கதிரொளி ஆற்றல், சூரிய ஆற்றல், சூரிய சக்தி, ஞாயிற்றுச் சத்தி

solar energy in Telugu

energy from the sun
సౌరశక్తి sauraśakti

solar energy in Vietnamese

energy from the sun
năng lượng mặt trời

Synonyms of solar energy

Questions about solar energy

What does solar energy mean?
Solar energy means energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.
What is solar energy in Tamil?
Solar energy in Tamil is கதிரொளி ஆற்றல், சூரிய ஆற்றல், சூரிய சக்தி. See Solar energy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is solar energy?
Solar energy is a noun.

Words near solar energy in the dictionary

  1. solar deity
  2. solar eclipse
  3. solar eclipses
  4. solar energetic particle
  5. solar energetic particles
  6. solar energy
  7. solar engine
  8. solar engines
  9. solar farm
  10. solar farms
  11. solar filament

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