insolation

Noun
Synonyms: sunstrokethermic feversiriasisheliotherapy

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heatSynonyms: sunstrokethermic feversiriasis
  2. incident solar radiation
  3. therapeutic exposure to sunlightSynonyms: heliotherapy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Insolation \In`so*la"tion\, n. [L. insolatio: cf. F. insolation.] [1913 Webster]

1.The act or process to exposing to the rays of the sun for the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar. [1913 Webster]

2.(Med.) (a) A sunstroke. (b) Exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; a sun bath. [1913 Webster]

3.(Meteorology) The amount of sunlight impinging on the Earth's surface. [PJC]

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