I. ˈsōl, chiefly Brit ˈsäl noun
also soh or so ˈsō
( -s )
Etymology: sol, Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin solve purge, a word begun on this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist; soh, so, alterations of sol due to simplification of -l l- in singing the sequence sol la in the ascending scale
1. : the fifth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
2. : the tone G in the fixed-do system
II. transitive verb
obsolete : to sing sol to
III. ˈsäl, in sense 3 “ or ˈsȯl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin — more at solar
1. usually capitalized : sun
2. : gold as used in alchemy
3.
[Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, sun, from Latin]
: the sunny side or section of a bullfight arena — compare sombra
IV. ˈsäl, ˈsȯl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French — more at sou
: an old French coin equal to 12 deniers or 1/20 livre ; also : a corresponding unit of value
V. noun
( plural so·les ˈsō(ˌ)lās)
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, sun, from Latin; from the device on the coin
1.
a. : a Peruvian monetary unit equal to 1/10 libra or pound used before 1930
b. : the basic monetary unit of Peru since 1930 — see money table
2. : a coin or note representing one Peruvian sol unit
VI. ˈsäl, ˈsȯl, ˈsōl noun
( -s )
Etymology: -sol (as in hydrosol, alcosol ), from solution
1. : a fluid colloidal system: as
a. : a dispersion of solid particles in a liquid colloidal solution — compare gel
b. : aerosol 1
2. : a fraction of a high-molecular-weight compound (as rubber) that dissolves or disperses in a solvent (as ether)
VII. abbreviation
1. soldier
2. solenoid
3. solicitor
4. soluble
5. solution