solar system meaning

Definition of solar system

1. the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field

   Type of: system

solar system in a sentence

• Neptune is the eighth planet of the solar system.
• The ancient Greeks knew as much about the solar system as we do.
• It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.
• The Sun is the star at the centre of our solar system.
• Exoplanets are planets that are outside the solar system.

How to pronounce solar system

solar system is pronounced /ˈsəʊlə ˈsɪstəm/ in British English and /ˈsoʊlɚ ˈsɪstəm/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.