Sol

Sol  (sl, sl)

n.

The sun.

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[Middle English, from Latin sl; see swel- in Indo-European roots.]

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sol ¹  (sl) also so (s)

n. Music

The fifth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin; see gamut.]

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sol ²  (sl)

n.

An old French coin worth 12 deniers.

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[French, from Old French, from Late Latin solidus, solidus; see solidus.]

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sol ³  (sl)

n. pl. so·les (sls)

See Table at currency.

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[Spanish, sun (from the drawing on the coin), from Latin sl, sun; see swel- in Indo-European roots.]

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sol ⁴  (sôl, sl)

n.

A colloidal solution.

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[From solution.]

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Sol [sɒl]

n

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the Roman god personifying the sun Greek counterpart Helios

2. (Literature / Poetry) a poetic word for the sun

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sol¹

n

(Music, other) Music another name for soh

[see gamut]

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sol²

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) short for new sol

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a former French copper or silver coin, usually worth 12 deniers

[from Old French, from Late Latin: solidus]

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sol³

n

(Chemistry) a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase, esp one in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

[shortened from hydrosol]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sol - a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid colloidal solution, colloidal suspension colloid - a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
	2.	Sol - (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios Roman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans
	3.	sol - the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization so, soh solfa syllable - one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization