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solar system¹

  • /ˈsəʊl.ə ˌsɪs.təm/ UK
  • /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/ US

proper noun the solar system

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Solar System; the Sun and all the objects in orbit around it.

noun solar systems

  1. 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.

    Similar: planetary system

  2. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of solar power system (“electric power system that supplies usable solar power by means of photovoltaics”). Almost half of all U.S. households are unable to host a rooftop solar system because they rent or have inadequate roof space.

Solar System²

  • /ˈsəʊl.ə ˌsɪs.təm/ UK
  • /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/ US

proper noun the Solar System · Solar system · solar system

  1. 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

    Similar: Solar System, solar system, Sol System, Sol system

Solar system³

proper noun the Solar system

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Solar System

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noun any collection of heavenly bodies orbiting a star — see also planetary system

Españolsistema solar
日本語太陽系 taiyōkei
中文太陽系 /太阳系 tàiyángxì
हिन्दीसौरमंडल saurmaṇḍal, सूर्यमंडल sūryamaṇḍal, सूरज-मण्डली sūraj-maṇḍalī
Portuguêssistema solar
Françaissystème solaire
DeutschSonnensystem
Italianosistema solare
Ελληνικάηλιακό σύστημα iliakó sýstima
Românăsistem solar
Русскийсо́лнечная систе́ма sólnečnaja sistéma
العربيةمنظومة شمسية

name the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it

Españolsistema solar
한국어태양계 Taeyanggye
日本語太陽系 Taiyōkei
中文太陽系 /太阳系 Tàiyángxì
हिन्दीसौरमंडल saurmaṇḍal, सूर्यमंडल sūryamaṇḍal
Portuguêssistema solar
Françaissystème solaire
DeutschSonnensystem
Italianosistema solare
Ελληνικάηλιακό σύστημα iliakó sýstima
Românăsistem solar
РусскийСо́лнечная систе́ма Sólnečnaja sistéma
Tiếng Việthệ Mặt Trời, Thái Dương hệ
العربيةمَنْظُومَة شَمْسِيَّة manẓūma šamsiyya, مَجْمُوعَة شَمْسِيَّة majmūʕa šamsiyya, نِظَام شَمْسِيّ niẓām šamsiyy
עבריתמַעֲרֶכֶת הַשֶׁמֶשׁ ma'arékhet ha-shémesh

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@misc{solar_system_2026,
  title = {solar system},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/solar%20system},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}