English words for 'Concerning the sun.'
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noun
- the rays of the sun
- The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
- a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
- any star around which a planetary system revolves
- The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
- A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
- A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
- (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-first Lenormand card.
- A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
- Alternative form of sunn (“the plant”).
- (uncountable, chiefly literary) Sunrise or sunset.
- (figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
verb
- expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
- expose one's body to the sun
- (intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.
- (intransitive, alternative medicine) To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
- (transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.
- (transitive) To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
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- the rays of the sun
- All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
- Synonym of sunrise.
- (attributive) Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
- (figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
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- the rays of the sun
- The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
- The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- A source of cheerfulness or joy.
- (UK, Ireland) Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
- (humorous) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
- A location on which the sun's rays fall.
- (UK, Ireland) Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
- (figurative) Geniality or cheerfulness.
- (slang, uncountable, uncommon) Ellipsis of orange sunshine.
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- (astronomy) Sun
- (Hinduism) The chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven chakras.
- A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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- (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
- characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
- free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
- not showy or obtrusive
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- in a softened tone
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
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- (astronomy) Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
- Of low rank, standard or quality.
- (zoology) Situated in a relatively low posterior or ventral position in a quadrupedal body.
- (astronomy) Below the horizon.
- (economics) Denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, for example second-hand clothes.
- (typography) Printed in subscript.
- (botany) Situated below some other organ (said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx).
- (anatomy) Situated further below (another part of the body), a direction that in humans corresponds to caudad.
- (botany) On the side of a flower which is next to the bract.
- (with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
- (law) (of a court or tribunal) Susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court.
- of or characteristic of low rank or importance
- having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
- falling short of some prescribed norm
- of low or inferior quality
- lower than a given reference point
- written or printed below and to one side of another character
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- Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
- Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
- Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
- Employing solar power.
- relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
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- atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
- the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
- the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
- The region where the sun sets; the west.
- (attributively) A set termination date.
- The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
- The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
- (figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
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- A sundial.
- A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.
- Such a field as part of a clock face; (metonymic) the entire clock face.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A person's face.
- A miner's compass.
- A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
- the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
- the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
- a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
- the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
verb
- (transitive) To initiate a connection to a remote computer service such as a database.
- (transitive) To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
- (intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone.
- (transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone, regardless of whether a physical dial is present.
- operate a dial to select a telephone number
- choose by means of a dial
noun
- the rays of the sun
- The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
- a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
- any star around which a planetary system revolves
- The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
- A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
- A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
- (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-first Lenormand card.
- A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
- Alternative form of sunn (“the plant”).
- (uncountable, chiefly literary) Sunrise or sunset.
- (figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
verb
- expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
- expose one's body to the sun
- (intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.
- (intransitive, alternative medicine) To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
- (transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.
- (transitive) To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
name
noun
- the rays of the sun
- All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
- Synonym of sunrise.
- (attributive) Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
- (figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
verb
noun
- the rays of the sun
- The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
- The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- A source of cheerfulness or joy.
- (UK, Ireland) Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
- (humorous) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
- A location on which the sun's rays fall.
- (UK, Ireland) Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
- (figurative) Geniality or cheerfulness.
- (slang, uncountable, uncommon) Ellipsis of orange sunshine.
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verb
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- atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
- the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
- the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
- The region where the sun sets; the west.
- (attributively) A set termination date.
- The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
- The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
- (figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
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verb
noun
- A sundial.
- A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.
- Such a field as part of a clock face; (metonymic) the entire clock face.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A person's face.
- A miner's compass.
- A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
- the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
- the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
- a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
- the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
verb
- (transitive) To initiate a connection to a remote computer service such as a database.
- (transitive) To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
- (intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone.
- (transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone, regardless of whether a physical dial is present.
- operate a dial to select a telephone number
- choose by means of a dial
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- (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
- characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
- free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
- not showy or obtrusive
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- in a softened tone
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
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- (astronomy) Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
- Of low rank, standard or quality.
- (zoology) Situated in a relatively low posterior or ventral position in a quadrupedal body.
- (astronomy) Below the horizon.
- (economics) Denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, for example second-hand clothes.
- (typography) Printed in subscript.
- (botany) Situated below some other organ (said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx).
- (anatomy) Situated further below (another part of the body), a direction that in humans corresponds to caudad.
- (botany) On the side of a flower which is next to the bract.
- (with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
- (law) (of a court or tribunal) Susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court.
- of or characteristic of low rank or importance
- having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
- falling short of some prescribed norm
- of low or inferior quality
- lower than a given reference point
- written or printed below and to one side of another character
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adj
- Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
- Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
- Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
- Employing solar power.
- relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun