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Webster 1913 Edition

Insolation

Inˊso-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
insolatio
: cf. F.
insolation
.]
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.
2.
(Med.)
(a)
A sunstroke.
(b)
Exposure of a patient to the sun’s rays; a sun bath.

Webster 1828 Edition

Insolation

INSOLA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of exposing to the rays of the sun for drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, &c. or for rendering acid, as vinegar, or for promoting some chimical action of one substance on another.
1.
A stroke of the sun; the action of extreme heat on the brain.

Definition 2024

insolation

insolation

English

Noun

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.
  2. The rate of delivery of such radiation.
  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.
  4. (medicine, dated) sunstroke.

Synonyms

  • (exposure as medical treatment): sunbath

Translations

See also

French

Noun

insolation f ‎(plural insolations)

  1. sunstroke, insolation (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays)

Etymology

From French, from Latin insolatio ‎(“a setting or placing in the sun”)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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