solar radiation

noun

All the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the Sun, especially that part that reaches the Earth

Meanings

nounsolar radiation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomyAll the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the Sun, especially that part that reaches the Earth

Translations

Finnish auringon säteily
  • auringon säteilyall the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the sun
French irradiation solaire
  • irradiation solaireall the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the sun
German Sonnenstrahlung
  • Sonnenstrahlungall the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the sun
Irish radaíocht na gréine
  • radaíocht na gréineall the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the sun
Māori hihirā, hihi kōmaru
  • hihirāall the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the sun
  • hihi kōmaruall the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the sun
Portuguese irradiação solar
  • irradiação solarall the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the sun
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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