SOL

sol, soh, so

(noun) the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

Sol

(noun) (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios

sol, colloidal solution, colloidal suspension

(noun) a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

SOLE

sole

(noun) right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European

sole

(noun) the underside of footwear or a golf club

sole

(noun) the underside of the foot

sole, fillet of sole

(noun) lean flesh of any of several flatfish

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

sol (uncountable)

(music) The fifth step in the solfège scale of C (Ut), preceded by fa and followed by la.

Etymology 2

Noun

sol (plural sols)

(astronomy) A solar day on Mars (equivalent to 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds).

Etymology 3

Noun

sol (plural sols)

A Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value.

Etymology 4

Noun

sol (plural sols)

(physical chemistry) A type of colloid in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid.

(archaic) A solution to an objection (or "ob"), in old books of controversial divinity.

Etymology 5

Noun

sol (plural sols)

(historical) An old French coin worth 12 deniers.

Anagrams

• LOS, OLS, SLO, los'

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Sol

(poetic, scifi) The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth.

(Roman god) The sun god; equivalent of the Greek Helios. Brother of Luna and Aurora.

(Norse mythology) The sun goddess.

A male given name

Synonyms

• (Earth's star): sun, Sun

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Proper noun

Sol

A diminutive of the male given name Solomon.

Anagrams

• LOS, OLS, SLO, los'

Noun

SOL (plural SOLs)

Statute of limitations.

Speed of light.

Standards of learning.

Sleep onset latency.

Space-occupying lesion of the brain can be caused by different pathology such as a malignancy, an abscess or a haematoma

(plural) Stoppages of leave.

Adjective

SOL (not comparable)

Initialism of shit out of luck.

Anagrams

• LOS, OLS, SLO, los'

Source: Wiktionary


Sol, n. Etym: [L.]

1. The sun.

2. (Alchem.)

Definition: Gold; -- so called from its brilliancy, color, and value. Chaucer.

Sol, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.) (a) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale. (b) The tone itself.

Sol, n. Etym: [See Sou.]

1. A sou.

2. A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit of value, and is worth about 68 cents.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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