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solar energy

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the amount of energy falling on the earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use has been made of solar energy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: solar power

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alternative energy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sonenergie — energy from the sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太陽能 /太阳能 (tàiyángnéng) — energy from the sun
  • Danish: solenergi — energy from the sun
  • Dutch: zonne-energie — energy from the sun
  • Esperanto: sunenergio — energy from the sun
  • Esperanto: suna energio — energy from the sun
  • Finnish: aurinkoenergia — energy from the sun
  • French: énergie solaire — energy from the sun
  • West-Frisian: sinne-enerzjy — energy from the sun
  • Georgian: მზის ენერგია (mzis energia) — energy from the sun
  • German: Sonnenenergie — energy from the sun
  • German: Solarenergie — energy from the sun
  • Hebrew: אנרגיה סולארית (energiya solarit) — energy from the sun
  • Hungarian: napenergia — energy from the sun
  • Italian: energia solare — energy from the sun
  • Italian: elioenergia — energy from the sun
  • Japanese: 太陽エネルギー (taiyō enerugī) — energy from the sun
  • Korean: 태양 에너지 (taeyang eneoji) — energy from the sun
  • Northern Kurdish: enerjiya tavê — energy from the sun
  • Northern Kurdish: enerjiya rojê — energy from the sun
  • Latvian: saules enerģija — energy from the sun
  • Limburgish: zóninnerzjie — energy from the sun
  • Macedonian: сончева енергија (sončeva energija) — energy from the sun
  • Macedonian: соларна енергија (solarna energija) — energy from the sun
  • Māori: pūngao kōmaru — energy from the sun
  • Mongolian: нарны эрчим хүч (narny erčim xüč) — energy from the sun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: solenergi — energy from the sun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: solenergi — energy from the sun
  • Polish: energia słoneczna — energy from the sun
  • Portuguese: energia solar — energy from the sun
  • Russian: со́лнечная эне́ргия (sólnečnaja enérgija) — energy from the sun
  • Spanish: energía solar — energy from the sun
  • Swahili: nguvu ya jua — energy from the sun
  • Swahili: kawi ya sola — energy from the sun
  • Swedish: solenergi — energy from the sun
  • Telugu: సౌరశక్తి (sauraśakti) — energy from the sun
  • Vietnamese: năng lượng mặt trời — energy from the sun