ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈlāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Middle French, from Latin insolation-, insolatio, from insolatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : exposure (as of fruits or drugs) to the rays of the sun usually to induce curing, drying, maturing
2. : sunstroke
3.
a. : solar radiation that has been received (as by the earth)
b. : the rate of delivery of all direct solar energy per unit of horizontal surface