insolation

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnsəʊˈleɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′sō lā′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•so•la•tion1  (in′sō lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. exposure to the sun's rays, esp. as a process of treatment.
  • Latin insōlātiōn- (stem of insōlātiō). See insolate, -ion
  • 1605–15

in•so•la•tion2  (in′sō lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. [Meteorol.]
  1. Meteorology, Energysolar radiation received at the earth's surface.
  • in(coming) sol(ar radi)ation

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
insolation / ˌɪnsəʊˈleɪʃən/
  1. the quantity of solar radiation falling upon a body or planet, esp per unit area
  2. exposure to the sun's rays
  3. a former name for sunstroke
'insolation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
sunstroke

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