- Look up
solar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Solar may
refer to: Of or
relating to the Sun
Solar telescope, a
special purpose telescope used to observe...
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Solar power, also
known as
solar electricity, is the
conversion of
energy from
sunlight into electricity,
either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly...
- The Sun is the star at the
center of the
Solar System. It is a m****ive,
nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma,
heated to
incandescence by
nuclear fusion...
- The
Solar System is the
gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the
objects that
orbit it. It
formed about 4.6 billion
years ago when a
dense region...
- A
solar cooker is a
device which uses the
energy of
direct sunlight to heat, cook or
pasteurize drink and
other food materials. Many
solar cookers currently...
- A
solar panel is a
device that
converts sunlight into
electricity by
using photovoltaic (PV) cells. PV
cells are made of
materials that
produce excited...
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Solar irradiance is the
power per unit area (surface
power density)
received from the Sun in the form of
electromagnetic radiation in the
wavelength range...
- The
Solar cycle, also
known as the
solar magnetic activity cycle,
sunspot cycle, or
Schwabe cycle, is a
nearly periodic 11-year
change in the Sun's activity...
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either p****ive
solar or
active solar depending on how they
capture and
distribute solar energy or
convert it into
solar power.
Active solar techniques include...
- A
solar eclipse occurs when the Moon p****es
between Earth and the Sun,
thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a
small part of Earth,
totally or partially...
