Solar System Definition

noun
That portion of our galaxy which is subject to the gravity of the sun.
Webster's New World
All the matter within this portion, including interplanetary dust or gas; esp., the sun itself and its planets.
Webster's New World
Any similar system consisting of a star, its planets, etc.
Webster's New World
Alternative capitalization of Solar System.
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Synonyms:
  • moon
  • and stars
  • heavenly bodies; the sun
  • the heavens
pronoun

The Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it, including the eight planets, their moons, the asteroids, and comets.

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adjective
Attributive form of solar system, noun.
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Other Word Forms of Solar System

Noun

Singular:
solar system
Plural:
solar-systems

Solar System Sentence Examples

  • Bruno looked on our solar system as but one out of an infinite number of worlds.

  • This raises to 26 the number of discovered satellites in the solar system.

  • We do not know whether the comets are really indigenous to the solar system or whether they may not be merely imported into the system from the depths of space.

  • The last apparent anomaly, and the last threat of instability, thus disappeared from the solar system.

  • The third Galilean satellite is the largest moon in the solar system.

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