solar system
Syllables: So·lar Sys·tem/ˈsəʊl.ə ˌsɪs.təm//ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/
solar system is the alternative letter-case form of Solar System.
solar system is the ellipsis of solar power system.
Noun
solar system (plural solar systems)
- Any orbital system of at least one fusor and other heavenly bodies, like planets and other objects.
- The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.1980, Carl Sagan, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
- I would like to stress out that the meaning of unstable for our solar system is very different than for another solar system.1992, J. Laskar, page 31 in, Sylvio Ferraz-Mello (editor), "Chaos, resonance, and collective dynamical phenomena in the solar system", International Astronomical Union Symposium
- Synonyms:
- planetary system
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Solar System
the Solar System
- The Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it, including the eight planets, their moons, the asteroids, and comets.
- Holonyms: Orion Arm < Milky Way < Local Group < Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe
- Meronyms: (planets) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune; (selected major planetoids) Pluto, Ceres; (selected regions) inner Solar System, asteroid belt, outer Solar System; more at Thesaurus:Solar System
- Synonyms:
- Sol System
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Solar system
the Solar system
- Alternative letter-case form of Solar System.
Synonyms of solar system
Forms of solar system
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | solar systems |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Solar system |
| alternative form | solar system |
Words formed from solar system
Questions about solar system
- What does solar system mean?
- Solar system means any orbital system of at least one fusor and other heavenly bodies, like planets and other objects.
- What is solar system the alternative letter-case form of?
- Solar system is the alternative letter-case form of Solar System.
- What part of speech is solar system?
- Solar system can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce solar system?
- Solar system is pronounced /ˈsəʊl.ə ˌsɪs.təm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of solar system?
- The plural of solar system is solar systems.
Words near solar system in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: solar system (page history and authors); Solar System (page history and authors); Solar system (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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