ALL meanings of solar system
so·lar sys·tem
S s - noun solar system the sun together with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it. 1
- noun solar system a similar system with celestial bodies revolving around a star other than the sun. 1
- noun solar system sun and planets 1
- countable noun solar system The solar system is the sun and all the planets that go round it. 0
- noun solar system the system containing the sun and the bodies held in its gravitational field, including the planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), the dwarf planets (Eris, Pluto, and Ceres), the asteroids, and comets 0
- noun solar system that portion of our galaxy which is subject to the gravity of the sun 0
- noun solar system all the matter within this portion, including interplanetary dust or gas; esp., the sun itself and its planets 0