Sol

See also: sol, and Appendix:Variations of "sol"

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sɒl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /soʊl/
• Homophones: sole, soul

Etymology 1

Noun

Sol (plural Sols)

1. The local day (cycle of light and darkness) on another planet; that on Mars, the synodical rotation period of which is 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds.

Proper noun

Sol

1. The Sun
2. (Roman mythology) The sun god; equivalent of the Greek Helios. Brother of Luna and Aurora.
3. (Norse mythology) The sun goddess.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Proper noun

Sol

1. A diminutive of the male given name Solomon.

Anagrams

• LOS

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Galician

Proper noun

Sol m

1. the Sun, Sol

Related terms

• solar

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German

Etymology

From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist all note names were taken from.

Wikipedia ^de

Noun

Sol n

1. (music) sol, the fifth step in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la.
2. (physical chemistry) sol, a type of colloid in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid.

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Portuguese

Sol

Etymology

From Latin sōl (“sun”), solem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Wikipedia ^pt

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɫ/

Proper noun

Sol m

1. (astronomy) the Sun