solar wind

noun

The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.

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Meanings

nounsolar wind (plural solar winds)

plural solar winds

  1. astronomyThe outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.

Translations

Afrikaans sonwind
  • sonwindoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Arabic رِيح شَمْسِيَّة
  • رِيح شَمْسِيَّة (rīḥ šamsiyya)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Basque eguzki haize
  • eguzki haizeoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Bengali সৌর বায়ু
  • সৌর বায়ু (śōur baẏu)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Bulgarian слънчев вятър
  • слънчев вятър (slănčev vjatăr)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Catalan vent solar
  • vent solaroutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Chinese Cantonese 太陽風 /太阳风
  • 太陽風 /太阳风 (taai³ joeng⁴ fung¹)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Chinese Mandarin 太陽風 /太阳风
  • 太陽風 /太阳风 (tàiyángfēng)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Czech sluneční vítr
  • sluneční vítroutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Danish solvind
  • solvindoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Dutch zonnewind
  • zonnewindoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Esperanto suna vento, sunvento
  • suna ventooutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
  • sunventooutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Estonian päikesetuul
  • päikesetuuloutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Finnish aurinkotuuli
  • aurinkotuulioutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
French vent solaire
  • vent solaireoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
German Sonnenwind
  • Sonnenwindoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Hebrew רוח השמש, רוח סולרית
  • רוח השמש (ruakh ha-shemesh)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
  • רוח סולרית (ruakh solarit)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Hindi सौर पवन
  • सौर पवन (saur pavan)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Hungarian napszél
  • napszéloutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Icelandic sólvindur
  • sólvinduroutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Indonesian angin matahari
  • angin mataharioutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Irish grianghaoth
  • grianghaothoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Italian vento solare
  • vento solareoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Japanese 太陽風
  • 太陽風 (taiyōfū)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Korean 태양풍
  • 태양풍 (taeyangpung)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Latin ventus sōlāris
  • ventus sōlārisoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Latvian saules vējš
  • saules vējšoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Lithuanian sáulės vė́jas
  • sáulės vė́jasoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Malay angin suria
  • angin suriaoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Norwegian solvind
  • solvindoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Persian باد خورشیدی
  • باد خورشیدی (bâd-e xoršidi)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Polish wiatr słoneczny
  • wiatr słonecznyoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Portuguese vento solar
  • vento solaroutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Romanian vânt solar
  • vânt solaroutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Russian со́лнечный ве́тер
  • со́лнечный ве́тер (sólnečnyj véter)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Scottish Gaelic gaoth-ghrèine
  • gaoth-ghrèineoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Slovak slnečný vietor
  • slnečný vietoroutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Spanish viento solar
  • viento solaroutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Swedish solvind
  • solvindoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Tamil சூரியக் காற்று
  • சூரியக் காற்று (cūriyak kāṟṟu)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Thai ลมสุริยะ
  • ลมสุริยะ (lom-sù-rí-yá)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Turkish güneş rüzgârı
  • güneş rüzgârıoutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Ukrainian со́нячний ві́тер
  • со́нячний ві́тер (sónjačnyj víter)outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Vietnamese Gió Mặt Trời
  • Gió Mặt Trờioutflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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