Definition of Subsolar

1. Adjective. directly beneath the sun ¹

2. Adjective. between the tropics; equatorial ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subsolar

1. situated directly beneath the sun [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subsolar

subsizar
subsizars
subskill
subskills
subslice
subslices
subsocial
subsocieties
subsociety
subsoil
subsoiled
subsoiler
subsoilers
subsoiling
subsoils
subsolar (current term)
subsolary
subsolidus
subsolution
subsolutions
subsong
subsongs
subsonic
subsonically
subspace topology
subspaces
subspecialise
subspecialised
subspecialises

Literary usage of Subsolar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Navigation and Nautical Astronomy: Including the Theory of by William Carpenter Pendleton Muir (1918)
"If the subsolar point be located on a terrestrial globe and a circle, whose radius equals the observed zenith distance of the sun, is drawn on the globe, ..."

2. A Treatise on Spherical Astronomy by Robert Stawell Ball (1908)
"Thus there is, at every moment, a subsolar point somewhere. ... The geocentric latitude of the subsolar point is obviously the declination of the sun. ..."

3. A Treatise on Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, Including the Theory of by William Carpenter Pendleton Muir (1906)
"If the subsolar point be located on a terrestrial globe and a circle, whose radius equals the observed zenith distance of the sun, is drawn on the globe, ..."

4. Nautical Science in Its Relation to Practical Navigation: Together with a by Charles Lane Poor (1910)
"Observers 10° north, south, east, and west of the subsolar point would all, at the same instant, have the sun 10° from their respective zeniths. ..."

5. The Elements of Astronomy by Devendra Náth Mallik (1921)
"This being premised, let P be the subsolar point, at any moment. With P, as centre and radius ... Let Q. (not shown on the diagram) be the subsolar point, ..."

6. Plasma Physics Of The Local Cosmos by National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Solar and Space Physics (2004)
"FIGURE 2.4 Southward-oriented interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) lines (blue) merge or reconnect with Earth's closed field lines (green) at the subsolar ..."

7. Simplified Navigation for Ships and Aircraft: A Text Book Based Upon the by Charles Lane Poor (1918)
"This distance is measured along the line connecting the "DR" position with the subsolar point, and the direction in which this line lies on the surface of ..."

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