sol Synonyms & Antonyms
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Sol as a Symbol
ISO 639-3 language code for Solos.
Sol as a Noun
In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la. In a fixed-do system: the musical note G.
In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.
In a fixed-do system: the musical note G.
An old coin from France and some other countries worth 12 deniers.
A former Spanish-American silver coin.
In full nuevo sol or new sol: the main currency unit of Peru which replaced the inti in 1991; also, a coin of this value.
A solar day on the planet Mars (equivalent to 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds).
A type of colloid in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid.
A solution to an objection (or "ob"), for example, in controversial divinity.
Clipping of solidarity.
The fifth step in the solfège scale of C (Ut), preceded by fa and followed by la.
A solar day on Mars (equivalent to 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds).
A Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value.
A solution to an objection (or "ob"), in old books of controversial divinity.
An old French coin worth 12 deniers.
Word Forms & Grammar
sol (countable and uncountable, plural sols)
sol (plural sols)
sol (plural sols or soles)
sol
Words That Rhyme With Sol
Origin of Sol
Origin 1: From Glover's solmization, from Middle English sol (“fifth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”),[1] Italian sol in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin solve (“wash away”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.[2]
Origin 2: Learned borrowing from Old French sol (“French coin”) (modern French sou), from Latin solidum, the accusative singular of solidus (“Roman gold coin; (adjective) solid”).[3] Doublet of sold, soldo, solid, solidus, sou, and xu.
Origin 3: From Spanish sol (“sun”),[4] from Latin sōl (“sun”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Doublet of Sol and sol, directly from the Latin.
Origin 4: From Latin sōl (“sun”);[5] see further at etymology 3. Doublet of sol from Spanish.
Sol in Brief
| Part of speech | symbol, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /sɒl/ |
| Meaning | ISO 639-3 language code for Solos |
| Plural | sols |