subsolar

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adjective

directly beneath the sun

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectivesubsolar (comparative more subsolar, superlative most subsolar)

comparative more subsolar · superlative most subsolar · alternative sub-solar

  1. directly beneath the sun
  2. between the tropics; equatorial

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishsolar
  5. Englishsubsolar

From sub- + solar.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

“subsolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsolar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsolar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsolar.

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