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English
Etymology
From extra- + solar.
Pronunciation
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 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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Translations
originating outside the Solar System
originating in a solar system other than ours
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German
Etymology
From extra- + solar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
extrasolar (strong nominative masculine singular extrasolarer, not comparable)
- (astrophysics) extrasolar
Declension
Positive forms of extrasolar (uncomparable)
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Spanish
Etymology
From extra- + solar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡstɾasoˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ex‧tra‧so‧lar
Adjective
extrasolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural extrasolares)
- (astronomy, astrophysics) extrasolar
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