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Meaning of solar system | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsəʊl.ə ˌsɪs.təm

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Solar System.
    alt-of
  2. The Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it, including the eight planets, their moons, the asteroids, and comets.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Solar System; the Sun and all the objects in orbit around it.
    alt-of
  4. Any orbital system of at least one fusor and other heavenly bodies, like planets and other objects.
  5. Ellipsis of solar power system (“electric power system that supplies usable solar power by means of photovoltaics”).

Equivalents

Afrikaans sonnestelsel
Български слънчева система
বাংলা সৌরজগৎ
Català sistema solar
Cymraeg Cysawd yr Haul
Dansk solsystem
Deutsch Sonnensystem
Ελληνικά ηλιακό σύστημα
Esperanto sunsistemo
Español sistema solar
Euskara eguzki-sistema
Suomi Aurinkokunta
Français Système solaire
Galego sistema solar
ગુજરાતી સૂર્યમંડળ
Magyar naprendszer
Bahasa Indonesia tata surya
Italiano sistema solare
日本語 太陽系
ქართული მზის სისტემა
한국어 태양계 해마당
Latviešu saules sistēma
Македонски Со́нчев Си́стем
മലയാളം സൗരയൂഥം
Bahasa Melayu Sistem Suria
မြန်မာဘာသာ နေစကြဝဠာ
Nederlands zonnestelsel
Português sistema solar
Română sistem solar
Türkçe Güneş Sistemi
Українська Со́нячна систе́ма

Examples

“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.”
“1992, J. Laskar, page 31 in, Sylvio Ferraz-Mello (editor), "Chaos, resonance, and collective dynamical phenomena in the solar system", International Astronomical Union Symposium, I would like to stress out that the meaning of unstable for our solar system is very different than for another solar system.”
“Every satellite has turned out to differ in some significant feature from its neighbor: "[…]the sense of novelty would probably not have been greater if we had explored a different solar system".”
“Almost half of all U.S. households are unable to host a rooftop solar system because they rent or have inadequate roof space.”
“This morning we are celebrating a beginning. A beginning of what we think is great promise. It's the opening of a new era in the history of manned space flight. We are ready to take that first great step out into the Solar System and onto the surface of the nearest of the many mysterious worlds that surround us in Space.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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