Extrasolar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Extrasolar is an adjective meaning (astronomy) of or originating outside the Solar System.
Meaning
(astronomy) of or originating outside the Solar System.
More Meanings
- (astrophysics) of or originating in a system other than Earth's, the solar system.
Example Sentences
Some comets are thought to have an extrasolar origin.
A four-inch telescope was once used to find an extrasolar planet.
Of course, no one has any idea whether the extrasolar life is anything more than a few trillion microbes.
Word Forms
- extra-solar
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deep-sky, exoplanetary, extraterrestrial, extraterrestial, exozodiacal, exogalactic.
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