extrasolar
UK/,ekstrə'səulə/US/,ekstrә'sәulә/
B2
Definitions
adj.
Located or originating outside the Solar System.
太阳系外的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedextra-outside, beyond
+
solaralone, single (Latin sōlus); sun (Latin sōl)
=extrasolar
extra- (outside, beyond) + solar (of the sun) = 'beyond the solar system.' An extrasolar planet — an exoplanet — orbits a star other than our Sun.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Astronomers have confirmed thousands of extrasolar planets.
- 2.
The telescope is designed to detect extrasolar worlds.