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SOL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: soles   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

Synonyms:

so; soh; sol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("sol" is a kind of...):

solfa syllable (one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Roman deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)

Domain category:

Roman mythology (the mythology of the ancient Romans)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

Synonyms:

colloidal solution; colloidal suspension; sol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("sol" is a kind of...):

colloid (a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension)

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 Context examples: 

A group of autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked inherited or acquired disorders characterized by the thickening of the palms and soles due to hyperkeratosis.

(Palmoplantar Keratoderma, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition characterized by redness, pain, swelling, and tingling in the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet.

(Palmar-Plantar Erythodysthesia, NCI Thesaurus)

Common latex products include: • Gloves • Condoms • Balloons • Rubber bands • Shoe soles • Pacifiers

(Latex Allergy, NIH)

It is characterized by the presence of cutaneous rashes and patches on the palms and soles.

(Acrodermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Group of mostly hereditary disorders characterized by thickening of the palms and soles as a result of excessive keratin formation leading to hypertrophy of the stratum corneum (hyperkeratosis).

(Palmoplantar Keratoderma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A disorder characterized by redness, marked discomfort, swelling, and tingling in the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet.

(Palmar-Plantar Erythodysthesia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

F511 cream contains a substance that is used in products to control excess sweating under the arms and on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.

(Antiperspirant Cream F511, NCI Dictionary)

Three other seismic signals occurred on March 14 (Sol 105), April 10 (Sol 132) and April 11 (Sol 133).

(NASA's InSight Detects First Likely 'Quake' on Mars, NASA)

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover recorded this view of the sun setting at the close of the mission's 956th Martian day, or sol (April 15, 2015), from the rover's location in Gale Crater.

(Sunset in Mars' Gale Crater, NASA)

I wish you had been made to run the soles off your shoes!

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)