- the Roman god personifying the sun
- a poetic word for the sun
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Sol /sɒl/ n
sol1
(sōl),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
sol2 (sōl, sol),USA pronunciation n.
sol3 (sōl, sol; Sp. sôl),USA pronunciation n., pl. sols, Sp. so•les
sol4 (sôl, sol),USA pronunciation n. [Physical Chem.]
Sol (sol),USA pronunciation n.
-sol,
Sol.,
- Music and Dancethe syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Music and Dance(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone G.
- Latin solve; see gamut
- Middle English 1275–1325
sol2 (sōl, sol),USA pronunciation n.
- Currencya former coin and money of account of France, the 20th part of a livre and equal to 12 deniers: originally gold, later silver, finally copper, it was discontinued in 1794.
- Late Latin solidus solidus; compare Italian soldo, Spanish sueldo
- Old French sol
- 1575–85
sol3 (sōl, sol; Sp. sôl),USA pronunciation n., pl. sols, Sp. so•les
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(sô′les).USA pronunciation
- Currencya bronze coin and monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 centavos. Abbr.: S.
- CurrencyAlso called libra. a former gold coin of Peru.
- Latin sōl
- American Spanish: sun, Spanish
- 1880–85
sol4 (sôl, sol),USA pronunciation n. [Physical Chem.]
- Chemistrya fluid colloidal solution. Cf. aerosol, gel.
- shortened form of hydrosol
Sol (sol),USA pronunciation n.
- Mythologyan ancient Roman god personifying the sun.
- Mythologythe sun, personified by the Romans as a god.
- a male given name, form of Solomon.
-sol,
- a combining form meaning "soil'' of the kind specified by the initial element:spodosol.
- Latin solum soil
Sol.,
- Solicitor.
- See Song of Solomon.
- Chemistrysoluble.
- Chemistrysolution.
- Slang Termsstrictly out (of ) luck.
- Slang Terms[Vulgar.]shit out (of ) luck.
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sol /sɒl/ n
- a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase, esp one in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
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Sol. abbreviation for
- Also: Solr solicitor
- Solomon
'Sol' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aerosol
- doh
- entresol
- fah
- gamut
- girasol
- Helios
- hydrosol
- lah
- Marbella
- mi
- parasol
- Paz
- Peru
- ray
- sallow
- S. of Sol.
- soh
- sol-fa
- Sol.
- solar
- solarium
- solfeggio
- solmization
- solstice
- sombrero
- sou
- sullage
- te
- tonic sol-fa
- alfisol
- amylose
- aridisol
- buffalo soldier
- Canadian soldier
- chocolate soldier
- colloid
- Costa del Sol
- cytosol
- dead soldier
- dinero
- do
- double
- double solitaire
- emulsoid
- entisol
- eusol
- fa
- false Solomon's-seal
- foot soldier