Yesterday's Thread (6/18/03)
Main Entry: 1sun
Pronunciation: 's&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sunne, from Old English; akin to Old High German sunna sun, Latin sol -- more at SOLAR
Date: before 12th century
1 a often capitalized : the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, and which has a mean distance from earth of 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), a mass 332,000 times greater than earth, and a mean density about one fourth that of earth b : a celestial body like the sun
2 : the heat or light radiated from the sun
3 : one resembling the sun (as in warmth or brilliance)
4 : the rising or setting of the sun