solar engine

noun

Any engine that converts energy from the sun into electrical or mechanical energy; especially such an engine used for the propulsion of a spacecraft.

Meanings

nounsolar engine (plural solar engines)

plural solar engines

  1. Any engine that converts energy from the sun into electrical or mechanical energy; especially such an engine used for the propulsion of a spacecraft.
Cite this entry
APA

solar engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20engine

MLA

“solar engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20engine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solar engine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20engine.

Source: solar engine on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.