"insolation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪnsoʊˈleɪʃən/ [US] Forms: insolations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from French insolation, from Latin insolatio (“a setting or placing in the sun”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|insolation}} French insolation, {{uder|en|la|insolatio||a setting or placing in the sun}} Latin insolatio (“a setting or placing in the sun”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} insolation (usually uncountable, plural insolations)
  1. The incident radiant energy emitted by the sun which reaches a unit area over a period of time, typically measured over a horizontal area at the Earth's surface or at the top of Earth's atmosphere. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Sun Translations (sun's radiant energy per unit area): insolaatio (Finnish), auringonsäteily (Finnish), hihirā (Maori), hihi kōmaru (Maori), nasłonecznienie [neuter] (Polish), insolacja [feminine] (Polish), insolación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-insolation-en-noun-UazkLZLu Disambiguation of Sun: 60 4 18 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 3 12 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 59 3 16 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 59 3 13 24 Disambiguation of "sun's radiant energy per unit area": 78 4 7 11
  2. The rate of delivery of such radiation. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (rate of delivery): insolaatio (Finnish), auringonsäteilyn voimakkuus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-insolation-en-noun-rek8jehd Disambiguation of 'rate of delivery': 8 83 4 6
  3. The act or process of exposing to the rays of the sun, such as for the purpose of medical treatment, drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (exposure as medical treatment): sunbath Translations (exposure to the rays of the sun): aurinkohoito (english: medical treatment) (Finnish), aurinkokylpy (english: chiefly cosmetic treatment) (Finnish), aurinkokuivaus (english: drying) (Finnish), aurinkokypsytys (english: maturing) (Finnish), ηλιασμός (iliasmós) [masculine] (Greek), insolación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-insolation-en-noun-8eQbpTlJ Disambiguation of 'exposure as medical treatment': 10 6 77 7 Disambiguation of 'exposure to the rays of the sun': 26 2 67 6
  4. (medicine, dated) sunstroke. Tags: dated, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-insolation-en-noun-hVJYpkQy Topics: medicine, sciences

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