Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun solar_constant

1 sense of solar constant

Sense 1
solar constant -- (the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere)
       => rate -- (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected")