sol

Everyday

1. (space) Sol is a name for our Sun, from Latin. tree →
2. (space) A sol is one day on Mars, about 24 hours 40 minutes. tree →
3. (music) Sol (or so, soh) is the fifth note of the do-re-mi scale. tree →
4. (science) A sol is a liquid with tiny solid bits spread through it (a kind of colloid). tree →
5. The sol is the money of Peru. tree →
6. (French) "Sol" means floor or ground; (Spanish, Portuguese) "sol" means sun — not English words. tree →

In the lessons

In space lessons, scientists number Mars rover days in sols ("on sol 100 the rover found a rock"); science fiction calls our Sun "Sol". In music, do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do is sung in The Sound of Music ("so, a needle pulling thread"). In French lessons, "par terre" or "sur le sol" means on the ground.

Examples

• The Mars rover took a photo on its 200th sol. tree →
• A sol on Mars is about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day. tree →
• Sol is the Latin name for the Sun. tree →
• Sing do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do. tree →
• In science fiction, Earth's sun is called Sol. tree →
• The price was ten soles in a market in Lima. tree →
• (French) "Le sol" means the ground or the floor. tree →
• (Spanish) "Hace sol" means "it is sunny". tree →

Note

Capital S for the Sun's name (Sol). The music note is also spelt "so" or "soh". Plural of the Peruvian money: soles. In French "sol" is not the sun (that is "soleil"). Do not confuse with "soul" or "sole".