extrasolar

See also: extra-solar

English

Alternative forms

• extra-solar

Etymology

From extra- +‎ solar.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

extrasolar (not comparable)

1. (astronomy) of or originating outside the Solar System.

   Some comets are thought to have an extrasolar origin.

2. (astrophysics) of or originating in a system other than Earth's, the solar system.

   A four-inch telescope was once used to find an extrasolar planet.

   • 1993, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 78:

     Of course, no one has any idea whether the extrasolar life is anything more than a few trillion microbes.

Coordinate terms

• exo-

Derived terms

• extrasolar planet
• extrasolar system

Related terms

• extragalactic
• extraplanetary
• extraterrestrial
• solar

Translations

originating outside the Solar System

Esperanto: ekstersunsistema, ekstersuna French: extra-solaire m or f, extrasolaire (fr) m or f German: extrasolar (de) Irish: eachtarghréine Polish: pozasłoneczny (pl) Romanian: extrasolar m Spanish: extrasolar (es)

originating in a solar system other than ours

French: extra-solaire m or f, extrasolaire (fr) m or f German: extrasolar (de) Irish: eachtarghréine Polish: pozasłoneczny (pl) Spanish: extrasolar (es)

See also

• interstellar

Anagrams

• relaxators

German

Etymology

From extra- +‎ solar.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Adjective

extrasolar (strong nominative masculine singular extrasolarer, not comparable)

1. (astrophysics) extrasolar

Declension

Positive forms of extrasolar (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist extrasolar	sie ist extrasolar	es ist extrasolar	sie sind extrasolar
strong declension (without article)	nominative	extrasolarer	extrasolare	extrasolares	extrasolare
	genitive	extrasolaren	extrasolarer	extrasolaren	extrasolarer
	dative	extrasolarem	extrasolarer	extrasolarem	extrasolaren
	accusative	extrasolaren	extrasolare	extrasolares	extrasolare
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der extrasolare	die extrasolare	das extrasolare	die extrasolaren
	genitive	des extrasolaren	der extrasolaren	des extrasolaren	der extrasolaren
	dative	dem extrasolaren	der extrasolaren	dem extrasolaren	den extrasolaren
	accusative	den extrasolaren	die extrasolare	das extrasolare	die extrasolaren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein extrasolarer	eine extrasolare	ein extrasolares	(keine) extrasolaren
	genitive	eines extrasolaren	einer extrasolaren	eines extrasolaren	(keiner) extrasolaren
	dative	einem extrasolaren	einer extrasolaren	einem extrasolaren	(keinen) extrasolaren
	accusative	einen extrasolaren	eine extrasolare	ein extrasolares	(keine) extrasolaren

Further reading

• “extrasolar” in Duden online

Spanish

Etymology

From extra- +‎ solar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡstɾasoˈlaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾa.soˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ex‧tra‧so‧lar

Adjective

extrasolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural extrasolares)

1. (astronomy, astrophysics) extrasolar

Derived terms

• planeta extrasolar

Further reading

• “extrasolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025