Meanings
- uncountableEnergy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.
The Energy Research Institute under the Industrial Technological Research Institute has decided to build the nation’s first solar energy plant at Chutung Township in Hsinchu county.
Free China Weekly
1981 December 6, “Imports planned to meet energy needs”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XXII, number 48, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 41 more example
Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American ScientistSynonyms: solar power
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEnergy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.
More synonyms by meaning
nounenergy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans sonenergie
- sonenergieenergy from the sun
Chinese Mandarin 太陽能 /太阳能
- 太陽能 /太阳能 (tàiyángnéng)energy from the sun
Danish solenergi
- solenergienergy from the sun
Dutch zonne-energie
- zonne-energieenergy from the sun
Esperanto sunenergio, suna energio
- sunenergioenergy from the sun
- suna energioenergy from the sun
Finnish aurinkoenergia
- aurinkoenergiaenergy from the sun
French énergie solaire
- énergie solaireenergy from the sun
German Sonnenenergie, Solarenergie
- Sonnenenergieenergy from the sun
- Solarenergieenergy from the sun
Hebrew אנרגיה סולארית
- אנרגיה סולארית (energiya solarit)energy from the sun
Hungarian napenergia
- napenergiaenergy from the sun
Italian energia solare, elioenergia
- energia solareenergy from the sun
- elioenergiaenergy from the sun
Japanese 太陽エネルギー
- 太陽エネルギー (taiyō enerugī)energy from the sun
Korean 태양 에너지
- 태양 에너지 (taeyang eneoji)energy from the sun
Latvian saules enerģija
- saules enerģijaenergy from the sun
Māori pūngao kōmaru
- pūngao kōmaruenergy from the sun
Norwegian Bokmål solenergi
- solenergienergy from the sun
Polish energia słoneczna
- energia słonecznaenergy from the sun
Portuguese energia solar
- energia solarenergy from the sun
Russian со́лнечная эне́ргия
- со́лнечная эне́ргия (sólnečnaja enérgija)energy from the sun
Spanish energía solar
- energía solarenergy from the sun
Swahili nguvu ya jua, kawi ya sola
- nguvu ya juaenergy from the sun
- kawi ya solaenergy from the sun
Swedish solenergi
- solenergienergy from the sun
Vietnamese năng lượng mặt trời
- năng lượng mặt trờienergy from the sun
Cite this entry
solar energy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20energy
“solar energy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20energy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solar energy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20energy.
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