extrasolar

[ ek-struh-soh-ler ]
/ ˌɛk strəˈsoʊ lər /

adjective

outside, or originating outside, the sun or the solar system.

Origin of extrasolar

First recorded in 1885–90; extra- + solar1

Words nearby extrasolar

extrapyramidal system, extrasaccular hernia, extrasensorial, extrasensory, extrasensory perception, extrasolar, extrasolar planet, extrasystole, extraterrestrial, extraterritorial, extraterritoriality

Example sentences from the Web for extrasolar

  • If he was right and the Fuzzies were declared the 9th extrasolar sapient race, there went the Company, charter and all!

    Talents, Incorporated |William Fitzgerald Jenkins

  • “Which may be the ninth extrasolar sapient race,” Rainsford added.

    Little Fuzzy |Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for extrasolar

extrasolar
/ (ˌɛkstrəˈsəʊlə) /

adjective

occurring or existing beyond the earth's solar system