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See also: extra-solar

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From extra- +‎ solar.

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extrasolar (not comparable)

  1. (astronomy) of or originating outside the Solar System.
    Some comets are thought to have an extrasolar origin.
  2. (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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German

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Etymology

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From extra- +‎ solar.

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  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

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extrasolar (strong nominative masculine singular extrasolarer, not comparable)

  1. (astrophysics) extrasolar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From extra- +‎ solar.

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  • IPA(key): /eɡstɾasoˈlaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾa.soˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ex‧tra‧so‧lar

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extrasolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural extrasolares)

  1. (astronomy, astrophysics) extrasolar

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