Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
{Solar month}. See under {Month}.
{Solar oil}, a paraffin oil used an illuminant and lubricant.
{Solar phosphori} (Physics), certain substances, as the
diamond, siulphide of barium (Bolognese or Bologna
phosphorus), calcium sulphide, etc., which become
phosphorescent, and shine in the dark, after exposure to
sunlight or other intense light.
{Solar plexus} (Anat.), a nervous plexus situated in the
dorsal and anterior part of the abdomen, consisting of
several sympathetic ganglia with connecting and radiating
nerve fibers; -- so called in allusion to the radiating
nerve fibers.
{Solar spots}. See {Sun spots}, under {Sun}.
{Solar system} (Astron.), the sun, with the group of
celestial bodies which, held by its attraction, revolve
round it. The system comprises the major planets, with
their satellites; the minor planets, or asteroids, and the
comets; also, the meteorids, the matter that furnishes the
zodiacal light, and the rings of Saturn. The satellites
that revolve about the major planets are twenty-two in
number, of which the Earth has one (see {Moon}.), Mars
two, Jupiter five, Saturn nine, Uranus four, and Neptune
one. The asteroids, between Mars and Jupiter, thus far
discovered (1900), number about five hundred, the first
four of which were found near the beginning of the
century, and are called Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta.
Note: The principal elements of the major planets, and of the
comets seen at more than one perihelion passage, are
exhibited in the following tables: -- I. -- Major
Planets. Symbol.Name.Mean distance -- that of the Earth
being unity.Period in days.Eccentricity.Inclination of
orbit.Diameter in miles ????????????????????? II. --
Periodic Comets. Name.Greatest distance from sun.Least
distance from sun.Inclination of orbit.Perihelion
passage. [deg] [min] 54 Encke's3.314.100.34212 541885.2
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{Solar telegraph}, telegraph for signaling by flashes of
reflected sunlight.
{Solar time}. See {Apparent time}, under {Time}.
Source : WordNet®
solar plexus
n : a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind
the stomach [syn: {coeliac plexus}, {plexus celiacus}, {abdominal
nerve plexus}]