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| solar irradiance |
1. solar
radiation. 2. rate at which solar
energy is received, per unit area. See also irradiance |
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| solar noon | instant at which the sun
reaches its highest point on the horizon at any given location |
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| solar time |
time of day as
indicated by the apparent position of the sun. Compare true solar time. |
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| solar-optical properties | spectral, radiant, or
luminous transmittance, reflectance, and absorptance within the range of
wavelengths characterizing solar radiation, i.e.,
300 to 3000 nanometres |
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| soldering |
general term for
hot joining of metals by adhesion to both surfaces of a melted alloy (a
solder). |
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| solid state device | electronic device made
with semiconductor components |
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| solubility | quantity of dissolved
substance (solute) which is contained in a unit quantity of saturated solution
at a given temperature and pressure |
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| solute | substance which is
dissolved in another |
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| solvent |
substance capable of
dissolving another substance. |
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| sorbate |
substance absorbed by or
adsorbed on a sorbent |
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