SOLAR APEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does solar apex mean? • SOLAR APEX (noun)
The noun SOLAR APEX has 1 sense:
1. the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
Familiarity information: SOLAR APEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SOLAR APEX (noun)
Meaning:
The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
apex of the sun's way; solar apex; apex
Hypernyms ("solar apex" is a kind of...):
celestial point (a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere))
Holonyms ("solar apex" is a part of...):
celestial sphere; empyrean; firmament; heavens; sphere; vault of heaven; welkin (the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
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