2. Adjective. between the tropics; equatorial ¹
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Definition of Subsolar
1. situated directly beneath the sun [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subsolar
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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