(a.) Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as, the solar system; solar light; solar rays; solar influence. See Solar system, below.
(a.) Born under the predominant influence of the sun.
(a.) Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
(a.) Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
Example Sentences:
(1) We’re learning to store peak power in all kinds of ways: a California auction for new power supply was won by a company that uses extra solar energy to freeze ice, which then melts during the day to supply power.
(2) "While I wouldn't necessarily concur with all the specific recommendations of the report," Barker said, "there is one clear message that I do agree with: that solar has far more potential than has previously been thought."
(3) The patient had mild solar sensitivity by age 7, dyspigmentation by 10 years, and he still currently has moderate symptoms.
(4) A grassed roof, solar panels to provide hot water, a small lake to catch rainwater which is then recycled, timber cladding for insulation ... even the pitch and floodlights are "deliberately positioned below the level of the surrounding terrain in order to reduce noise and light pollution for the neighbouring population".
(5) The environment secretary, Liz Truss , has stripped farmers of subsidies for solar farms, saying they are a “blight” that was pushing food production overseas.
(6) The antimalarial drugs can clear up skin lesions in patients with polymorphous light eruption and solar urticaria who cannot obtain relief with topical sunscreens and in some patients with porphyria cutanea tarda.
(7) Two hundred and twenty-four people (36.4%) had a spontaneous remission of at least one of their solar keratoses.
(8) The scheme is available to those who have one or more of the following technologies: solar PV panels (roof-mounted or stand alone), wind turbines (building mounted or free standing), hydroelectricity, anaerobic digestion (generating electricity from food waste), and micro combined heat and power (through the use of new types of boilers , for example).
(9) One in four British homes could be fitted with solar heating equipment and 3,500 wind turbines could be erected across Britain within 12 years as part of a green energy revolution to be proposed by the government next week.
(10) The solar hypothesis was championed publicly in March by the controversial Channel 4 documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle.
(11) We will support any political party with a good solar policy.” Coalition at risk of losing Canning byelection, poll shows Read more It advocates a vote against the Liberals and for either Labor, the Greens or the Palmer United party .
(12) A sun protection factor (SPF)-15 and an SPF-30 sunscreen were compared with regard to their ability to prevent sunburn cell formation after the exposure of human skin to a standardized dose of solar-simulated radiation.
(13) The far western deserts of China have been filled with wind farms and solar panels.
(14) Solar CPL sources appear too weak and random to be effective.
(15) Plus, unlike planet-screwing fossil fuels, solar could actually be subsidy-free in a few years.
(16) "We should be looking instead at decentralising the system, and looking closer to home for our energy supplies, such as solar panels on homes or harnessing wind energy on the coasts, or inland," he said.
(17) Annual savings in tonnes of CO 2 Install 2 kilowatt solar PV panels 0.4 Buy a new A++ refrigerator if yours is more than 4 years old, and only use a small-screen TV 0.1 Use LED or fluorescent lights where you currently have halogen lights installed 0.1 Buy an automated system to turn off appliances when not in use; get a meter that shows actual energy use and use it to monitor your household 0.1 Only use your washing machine and dishwasher when full to capacity and at lowest temperature 0.1 Never use the tumble dryer 0.1 Get rid of the freezer if you can, and replace your small appliances with "eco" varieties 0.1 Car (1.5 tonnes of CO 2 ) There is one car for every two people in the UK, and each one travels an average of about 9,000 miles a year.
(18) However, given that we will continue to have power networks, and that the costs associated with these are mainly fixed, there is only very limited network cost saving – due to avoided network losses - from investing in solar PV.
(19) Thanks to solar, Germany is on track to get 35% of its electricity from renewables by the end of the decade.
(20) Solar UV-irradiance was compared with radiation from different phototherapy devices (UVB, SUP, and PUVA therapy equipment).
Stellar
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Stellary
Example Sentences:
(1) The expansion comes hot on the heels of another year of stellar growth in which Primark edged closer to overtaking high street stalwart M&S in sales and profits.
(2) If they included a warning in the package ‘tamper resistance’ feature that works by non-Apple-authorised repair services may be mistaken for tampering attempts, and lead to the phone being disabled’, then it would be purely a feature ... By concealing the feature prior to sales, and only even revealing it after being repeatedly pressured over it, Apple turned what could have been a feature into a landmine.” Apple shares have fallen more than 20% in the past three months as investors begin to doubt whether it can maintain the stellar growth posted since the iPhone first went on sale eight years ago.
(3) Vestager, a member of the Social Liberal party, was appointed competition commissioner in 2014 after a stellar career in Danish politics, a world of minority governments, fragile coalitions, consensus and compromise.
(4) Once a stock market darling, the company issued two profit warnings in six months, prompting fears that its stellar growth had peaked.
(5) Potential London escapees will probably be put off by the cost of commuting, as an annual season ticket costs about £5,000, and the knowledge that state schools in London are better, on the whole, although Oxford has a stellar independent sector thanks to the likes of Oxford High School for Girls and Magdalen College School .
(6) Not only was the story a page-turner but the cast list was stellar.
(7) The penetration of (14)C-labeled ethylene glycol, erythritol, mannitol, and sucrose was measured in giant axons of various diameters isolated from the hindmost stellar nerves of Doryteuthis plei squid.
(8) Having said that, this is their best chance to avoid that fate, as Atlanta have put together a stellar 13-3 campaign, picking up steam as they head towards the postseason.
(9) Royles also had to endure more or less the entire committee laughing at him openly when he boasted about consultants' high levels of job satisfaction, something the chuckling Mps surmised might be caused by their stellar pay.
(10) Discounters continue to grow sales faster than other food retailers, while Waitrose outperformed with a stellar sales growth of +12% in the four weeks to 18 August – helped by shoppers spending more per visit on food and drink – making them this period’s winner across the supermarket sector.
(11) They would probably admit that was not one of their stellar performances.
(12) The Internet is about to bring such direct financial connectivity to all business and individuals as we speak, with outfits such as Ripple and Stellar already the darlings of Silicon Valley.
(13) Th is was a struggle yet Manchester United found a way to grab a point through Anthony Martial, who continued his stellar start at the club with a second-half diving header.
(14) Florian Klenk, a leading Austrian commentator and editor of the weekly magazine Falter, said he could understand why the international media in particular had focused on Hofer’s stellar rise on an anti-immigrant ticket.
(15) In Stellar's laboratory, running speed to salt solutions in a runway is used as a measure of salt appetite.
(16) I do know that if I didn’t live in a country with such a stellar healthcare system, I probably would have died.
(17) But its record with regard to the latter has not always been stellar.
(18) Stephenson said Wainwright's "heartfelt scripts combined with the outstanding and stellar cast involved meant we couldn't resist a third series".
(19) As the BBC was unveiling one of its most stellar drama line-ups in years on Wednesday night, Lee, president of ABC Entertainment Group – in charge of the Disney-owned broadcaster’s network schedule, programming and TV production studio - was across London telling producers at a TVFestTalks event that he’s hungry for their ideas, formats and talent, in front of and behind the camera.
(20) I have seen too many cases where security management in insecure places was less than stellar,” comments one donor to his appeal.