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extrasolar

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

of or originating outside the Solar System.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Examples

  • Some comets are thought to have an extrasolar origin.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

of or originating in a system other than Earth's, the solar system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: astrophysics

Examples

  • A four-inch telescope was once used to find an extrasolar planet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h1eǵhsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English solar English extrasolar From extra- + solar.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: ekstersunsistema — originating outside the Solar System
  • Esperanto: ekstersuna — originating outside the Solar System
  • French: extra-solaire — originating outside the Solar System
  • French: extrasolaire — originating outside the Solar System
  • German: extrasolar — originating outside the Solar System
  • Irish: eachtarghréine — originating outside the Solar System
  • Polish: pozasłoneczny — originating outside the Solar System
  • Romanian: extrasolar — originating outside the Solar System
  • Spanish: extrasolar — originating outside the Solar System
  • French: extra-solaire — originating in a solar system other than ours
  • French: extrasolaire — originating in a solar system other than ours
  • German: extrasolar — originating in a solar system other than ours
  • Irish: eachtarghréine — originating in a solar system other than ours
  • Polish: pozasłoneczny — originating in a solar system other than ours
  • Spanish: extrasolar — originating in a solar system other than ours