solarize

ˈsoʊ.ləˌraɪz

Definition of solarize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

energy

TECH.

convert to using solar energy

TECH.

They plan to solarize the entire building.

solar power

tone reversal

TECH.

reverse tones of a photo with light

TECH.

He learned how to solarize prints in class.

image

photograph

horticulture

TECH.

treat soil with plastic and sunlight

TECH.

Farmers solarize the soil to kill pests.

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Origin of solarize

French, solariser (to expose to sun)

Examples of solarize in a sentence

We need to solarize our home to save energy.
She decided to solarize the old family photos.
The artist loves to solarize images for dramatic effect.
Gardeners often solarize to prepare for planting season.
They decided to solarize the field before the summer.

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French:convertir à l'énergie solaire, solariser, ...
German:solarisieren, invertieren, ...
Italian:solarizzare, invertire i toni, ...
Spanish:solarizar, invertir tonos, ...
Portuguese:solarizar, inverter os tons, ...
Chinese:太阳能化, 反转色调, ...
Japanese:太陽エネルギー化する, ソラライズする, ...
Arabic:حوَّل, سَلَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְעִיל, לְבַצֵּעַ סוֹלָרִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:соляризовать, инвертировать тона, ...
Ukrainian:перевести на сонячну енергію, змінювати тони, ...
Hindi:सौर ऊर्जा में परिवर्तित करना, सोलराइज़ करना, ...
Bengali:সৌর শক্তিতে রূপান্তর করা, সোলারাইজ করা, ...
Catalan:solaritzar, invertir tons, ...
Czech:osadit solárními panely, solarizovat, ...
Danish:solarisere, solariserer, ...
Dutch:verzonnen, solarizeren, ...
Greek:ηλιακοποιώ, ηλιακώνω, ...
Hungarian:napenergiára átállítani, szolarizálni, ...
Khmer:បម្លែងឱ្យប្រើថាមពលពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យ, ធ្វើឱ្យសម្លេងរូបថតបញ្ច្រាស, ...
Korean:전환하다, 톤 반전시키다, ...
Persian:خورشیدی کرد, معکوس کرد, ...
Polish:przekształcić na energię słoneczną, solaryzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):solarizar, reverter tons, ...
Romanian:a solariza, a inversa tonurile, ...
Swedish:solenergisera, solarisa, ...
Thai:เปลี่ยนไปใช้พลังงานแสงอาทิตย์, กลับด้านโทน, ...
Turkish:dönüştürmek, tonları tersine çevirmek, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển đổi, đảo tông, ...

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