Meanings
noun
- The amount of incoming solar radiation per unit area, measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere, in a plane perpendicular to the rays.
Synonyms: S_☉
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe amount of incoming solar radiation per unit area, measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere, in a plane perpendicular to the rays.
Similar
S_☉
Translations
Finnish aurinkovakio
- aurinkovakioamount of incoming solar radiation per unit area
French constante solaire
- constante solaireamount of incoming solar radiation per unit area
German Solarkonstante
- Solarkonstanteamount of incoming solar radiation per unit area
Hungarian napállandó
- napállandóamount of incoming solar radiation per unit area
Italian costante solare
- costante solareamount of incoming solar radiation per unit area
Portuguese constante solar
- constante solaramount of incoming solar radiation per unit area
Spanish constante solar
- constante solaramount of incoming solar radiation per unit area
Swedish solarkonstant
- solarkonstantamount of incoming solar radiation per unit area
Cite this entry
APA
solar constant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20constant
MLA
“solar constant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20constant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solar constant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20constant.
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