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Noun: solar constant  'sow-lu(r) 'kón-stunt
  1. The rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere
    "The solar constant is approximately 1,361 watts per square meter"

Derived forms: solar constants

Type of: rate

Encyclopedia: Solar constant