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sub·so·lar

 (sŭb-sō′lər)
adj.
1. Situated directly beneath the sun.
2. Located between the tropics; equatorial.
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subsolar

(sʌbˈsəʊlə)
adj
1. (Astronomy) (of a point on the earth) directly below the sun
2. (Physical Geography) situated between the tropics; equatorial
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sub•so•lar

(sʌbˈsoʊ lər)

adj.
situated beneath the sun or between the earth and the sun.
[1650–60]
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