INSOLATION


Meaning of INSOLATION in English

/ ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( technical ) the amount of light from the sun which reaches a particular area

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin insolatio(n-) , from the verb insolare , from in- towards + sol sun.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.