solar mass

noun

A unit, equal to the mass of the sun, used to express the mass of other stars etc. 1 M_☉ = 2 × 10³⁰ kg.

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M☉

Meanings

nounsolar mass (plural solar masses)

plural solar masses

  1. astronomyA unit, equal to the mass of the sun, used to express the mass of other stars etc. 1 M_☉ = 2 × 10³⁰ kg.

    Synonyms: M☉

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA unit, equal to the mass of the sun, used to express the mass of other stars etc. 1 M_☉ = 2 × 10³⁰ kg.

Similar
M☉

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 太陽質量 /太阳质量
  • 太陽質量 /太阳质量 (tàiyáng zhìliàng)unit
Danish solmasse
  • solmasseunit
Dutch zonnemassa
  • zonnemassaunit
Finnish auringon massa
  • auringon massaunit
French masse solaire
  • masse solaireunit
German Sonnenmasse
  • Sonnenmasseunit
Hindi सौर द्रव्यमान
  • सौर द्रव्यमान (saur dravyamān)unit
Japanese 太陽質量
  • 太陽質量 (taiyō shitsuryō)unit
Norwegian solmasse
  • solmasseunit
Russian со́лнечная едини́ца, со́лнечная ма́сса
  • со́лнечная едини́ца (sólnečnaja jediníca)unit
  • со́лнечная ма́сса (sólnečnaja mássa)unit
Spanish masa solar
  • masa solarunit
Cite this entry
APA

solar mass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20mass

MLA

“solar mass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20mass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solar mass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20mass.

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