subsolar

[ suhb-soh-ler ]
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adjective
  1. situated beneath the sun or between the earth and the sun.

  2. between the tropics.

Origin of subsolar

1
First recorded in 1650–60; sub- + solar1

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British Dictionary definitions for subsolar

subsolar

/ (sʌbˈsəʊlə) /


adjective
  1. (of a point on the earth) directly below the sun

  2. situated between the tropics; equatorial

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