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Solar \So"lar\, a. [L. solaris, fr. sol the sun; akin to As. s[=o]l, Icel. s[=o]l, Goth. sauil, Lith. saule, W. haul,. sul, Skr. svar, perhaps to E. sun:F. solaire. Cf. Parasol. Sun.]
Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as, the solar system; solar light; solar rays; solar influence. See Solar system, below.
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(Astrol.) Born under the predominant influence of the sun.
And proud beside, as solar people are.
--Dryden. Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
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Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar.
--Bacon.Solar cycle. See under Cycle.
Solar day. See Day, 2.
Solar engine, an engine in which the energy of solar heat is used to produce motion, as in evaporating water for a steam engine, or expanding air for an air engine.
Solar flowers (Bot.), flowers which open and shut daily at certain hours.
Solar lamp, an argand lamp.
Solar microscope, a microscope consisting essentially, first, of a mirror for reflecting a beam of sunlight through the tube, which sometimes is fixed in a window shutter; secondly, of a condenser, or large lens, for converging the beam upon the object; and, thirdly, of a small lens, or magnifier, for throwing an enlarged image of the object at its focus upon a screen in a dark room or in a darkened box.
Solar month. See under Month.
Solar oil, a paraffin oil used an illuminant and lubricant.
Solar phosphori (Physics), certain substances, as the diamond, siulphide of barium (Bolognese or Bologna phosphorus), calcium sulphide, etc., which become phosphorescent, and shine in the dark, after exposure to sunlight or other intense light.
Solar plexus (Anat.), a nervous plexus situated in the dorsal and anterior part of the abdomen, consisting of several sympathetic ganglia with connecting and radiating nerve fibers; -- so called in allusion to the radiating nerve fibers.
Solar spots. See Sun spots, under Sun.
Solar system (Astron.), the sun, with the group of celestial bodies which, held by its attraction, revolve round it. The system comprises the major planets, with their satellites; the minor planets, or asteroids, and the comets; also, the meteorids, the matter that furnishes the zodiacal light, and the rings of Saturn. The satellites that revolve about the major planets are twenty-two in number, of which the Earth has one (see Moon.), Mars two, Jupiter five, Saturn nine, Uranus four, and Neptune one. The asteroids, between Mars and Jupiter, thus far discovered (1900), number about five hundred, the first four of which were found near the beginning of the century, and are called Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta.
Note: The principal elements of the major planets, and of the comets seen at more than one perihelion passage, are exhibited in the following tables: [1913 Webster] I. -- Major Planets. Symbol.Name.Mean distance -- that of the Earth being unity.Period in days.Eccentricity.Inclination of orbit.Diameter in miles ????????????????????? [1913 Webster] II. -- Periodic Comets. Name.Greatest distance from sun.Least distance from sun.Inclination of orbit.Perihelion passage. [deg] [min] 54 Encke's3.314.100.34212 54188
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Solar telegraph, telegraph for signaling by flashes of reflected sunlight.
Solar time. See Apparent time, under Time.
Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) A complex network of nerves and ganglion, located within the abdomen behind the stomach.
WordNet
n. a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach [syn: coeliac plexus, plexus celiacus, abdominal nerve plexus]
Wikipedia
Solar Plexus is a compilation album released by Mavin Records. It was released on May 8, 2012, a day after Don Jazzy announced the launch of the record label. The 13-track album is a mix of bangers and ballads. Released with virtually no previous hype, the album and its various tracks trended on Twitter for days as fans debated their favourite songs and lyrics. In an unprecedented move, the album was made available completely free of charge to the public on the label’s website. The spike in internet traffic caused the website to crash several times before fans were able to obtain their download. Solar Plexus was also distributed on other music websites; it is now available for download on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify, Medianet, eMusic, Xbox Live, Nokia Music Store, Simfy, and Google Play.
Usage examples of "solar plexus".
The right arm, with the elbow sharply bent toward the right and the hand held with the palm toward the body, moves in an arc from the right side to a point in front of the solar plexus (fig.
I'd hardly started to move when he swung round in a viciously convulsive quarter-circle and struck me in the solar plexus with the edge of his airline bag.
Then he lunged forward, placing one outstretched hand on her forehead, one on her solar plexus.
When the blow came, it seemed to be like a kick deliberately aimed at his solar plexus.
When I smashed it, it was like ramming a fist into a man's solar plexus.
The third man to get my knife took it in the solar plexus, and then it was knocked out of my hand by a blow from the butt of a rifle.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw the woman on the stairs kind of flow to her feet as he pivoted on the ball of his left foot and planted his size eleven right boot square in the guy's solar plexus.
Jochi slammed the heel of his hand into Kawa's solar plexus and the Nihonin doubled over.
Shad sidestepped the rush and caught Durg in the solar plexus with a wheel kick, then stepped to the side and rear again, spun, lifted a rear kick, caught Durg in the solar plex yet again with a force that jarred Shad's spine.
Her fist clenched and hit him with tremendous force in the solar plexus.