solar 1
/soh"leuhr/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to the sun: solar phenomena.
2. determined by the sun: solar hour.
3. proceeding from the sun, as light or heat.
4. utilizing, operated by, or depending on solar energy: a solar building; a solar stove.
5. indicating time by means of or with reference to the sun: a solar chronometer.
6. manufacturing or providing solar power: the solar industry.
7. Astrol. subject to the influence of the sun.
n.
8. Informal. See solar energy .
[ 1400-50; late ME solaris, equiv. to sol SUN + -aris -AR 1 ]
solar 2
/sol"euhr, soh"leuhr/ , n.
a private or upper chamber in a medieval English house.
Also, sollar, soller .
[ bef. 900; ME solar, soler soler, OF solier solarium SOLARIUM; cf. OE solor, soler, MD solre loft ]