insolation

[in-soh-ley-shuhn]

in·so·la·tion

1[in-soh-ley-shuhn]
noun
exposure to the sun's rays, especially as a process of treatment.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin insōlātiōn- (stem of insōlātiō). See insolate, -ion

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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in·so·la·tion

2[in-soh-ley-shuhn]
noun Meteorology.
solar radiation received at the earth's surface.

Origin:
in(coming) sol(ar radi)ation
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insolation (ˌɪnsəʊˈleɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the quantity of solar radiation falling upon a body or planet, esp per unit area
2.  exposure to the sun's rays
3.  former name for sunstroke

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insolation   (ĭn'sō-lā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The solar radiation striking Earth or another planet.

  2. The rate of delivery of solar radiation per unit of horizontal surface.


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