insolation
(in′sō lā′s̸hən)
noun
- the act or an instance of insolating
- the treatment of disease by exposure to the sun's rays
- sunstroke
- Meteorol.
- the radiation from the sun received by a surface, esp. the earth's surface
- the rate of such radiation per unit of surface
Origin:
L insolatio
See insolation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
nouna. The act or an instance of exposing to sunlight.
b. Therapeutic exposure to sunlight.
- See sunstroke.
a. The solar radiation striking Earth or another planet.
b. The rate of delivery of solar radiation per unit of horizontal surface.
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