INSOLATION


Meaning of INSOLATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-(ˌ)sō-ˈlā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin insolation-, insolatio, from insolare to expose to the sun, from in- + sol sun — more at solar

Date: 1617

1. : exposure to the sun's rays

2. : sunstroke

3.

a. : solar radiation that has been received

b. : the rate of delivery of direct solar radiation per unit of horizontal surface ; broadly : that relating to total solar radiation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.