extrasolar

extrasolar

See also: extra-solar

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    From extra- + solar.

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    Adjective

    extrasolar (not comparable)

    1. (astronomy) of or originating outside the Solar System.
      Some comets are thought to have an extrasolar origin.
    2. (astrophysics) of or originating in a system other than Earth's, the solar system.
      A four-inch telescope was once used to find an extrasolar planet.
      • 1993, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 78:
        Of course, no one has any idea whether the extrasolar life is anything more than a few trillion microbes.

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    German

    Etymology

      From extra- +‎ solar.

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      Adjective

      extrasolar (strong nominative masculine singular extrasolarer, not comparable)

      1. (astrophysics) extrasolar

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      Spanish

      Etymology

      From extra- +‎ solar.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /eɡstɾasoˈlaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾa.soˈlaɾ]
      • Rhymes: -aɾ
      • Syllabification: ex‧tra‧so‧lar

      Adjective

      extrasolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural extrasolares)

      1. (astronomy, astrophysics) extrasolar

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