sunburn
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sunburn (ˈsʌnˌbɜːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Technical name: erythema solare inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun |
| 2. | another word for suntan |
| 'sunburnt | |
| —adj | |
| 'sunburned | |
| —adj | |
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Sunburn
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| 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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Medical Dictionary
sunburn sun·burn (sŭn'bûrn')
n.
Inflammation and erythema of the skin, often with blistering, caused by overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of direct sunlight.
sun'burn' v.
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Example sentences
Note that a sunburn is caused by the ultraviolet portion of the solar spectrum, not by the visible portion.
Though fur helps protect skin, sunburn can occur, particularly in animals with light skin and fur.
Use a tighter-than-usual spacing method for seedlings so that plants will support each other and protect foliage from sunburn.
Sunburn is from over-exposure to the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun.
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