extrasolar
See also: extra-solar
English
Alternative forms
- extra-solar
Etymology
From extra- + solar.
Adjective
extrasolar (not comparable)
- (astronomy) of or originating outside the Solar System.
- Some comets are thought to have an extrasolar origin.
- (astrophysics) of or originating in a solar system other than Earth's.
- 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.
- A four-inch telescope was once used to find an extrasolar planet.
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Coordinate terms
- exo-
Derived terms
- extrasolar planet
- extrasolar system
Related terms
- extragalactic
- extraplanetary
- extraterrestrial
- solar
Translations
originating outside the Solar System
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originating in a solar system other than ours
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See also
- interstellar
Anagrams
- relaxators
German
Etymology
From extra- + solar.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
Adjective
extrasolar (strong nominative masculine singular extrasolarer, not comparable)
- (astrophysics) extrasolar
Declension
Positive forms of extrasolar (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist extrasolar | sie ist extrasolar | es ist extrasolar | sie sind extrasolar | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | extrasolarer | extrasolare | extrasolares | extrasolare |
| genitive | extrasolaren | extrasolarer | extrasolaren | extrasolarer | |
| dative | extrasolarem | extrasolarer | extrasolarem | extrasolaren | |
| accusative | extrasolaren | extrasolare | extrasolares | extrasolare | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der extrasolare | die extrasolare | das extrasolare | die extrasolaren |
| genitive | des extrasolaren | der extrasolaren | des extrasolaren | der extrasolaren | |
| dative | dem extrasolaren | der extrasolaren | dem extrasolaren | den extrasolaren | |
| accusative | den extrasolaren | die extrasolare | das extrasolare | die extrasolaren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein extrasolarer | eine extrasolare | ein extrasolares | (keine) extrasolaren |
| genitive | eines extrasolaren | einer extrasolaren | eines extrasolaren | (keiner) extrasolaren | |
| dative | einem extrasolaren | einer extrasolaren | einem extrasolaren | (keinen) extrasolaren | |
| accusative | einen extrasolaren | eine extrasolare | ein extrasolares | (keine) extrasolaren | |
Further reading
- “extrasolar” in Duden online
Spanish
Etymology
From extra- + solar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡstɾasoˈlaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾa.soˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ex‧tra‧so‧lar
Adjective
extrasolar (plural extrasolares)
- (astronomy, astrophysics) extrasolar
Derived terms
- planeta extrasolar
Further reading
- “extrasolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014