'Insolation' definitions:
Definition of 'insolation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: sunstroke, insolation, thermic fever, siriasis]
noun
Incident solar radiation
noun
Therapeutic exposure to sunlight [syn: heliotherapy, insolation]
Definition of 'Insolation'
From: GCIDE
- Insolation \In`so*la"tion\, n. [L. insolatio: cf. F. insolation.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) (a) A sunstroke. (b) Exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; a sun bath. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Meteorology) The amount of sunlight impinging on the Earth's surface. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'insolation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air-drying,
- anhydration,
- calefaction,
- calenture,
- cooking,
- coup de soleil,
- dehumidification,
- dehydration,
- desiccation,
- dielectric heating,
- drainage,
- drying,
- drying up,
- electric heating,
- electronic heating,
- evaporation,
- furnace heating,
- gas heating,
- heat exchange,
- heat prostration,
- heating,
- hot-air heating,
- increase of temperature,
- induction heating,
- mummification,
- oil heating,
- panel heating,
- radiant heating,
- recalescence,
- steam heating,
- sunstroke,
- superheating,
- tepefaction,
- thermic fever,
- torrefaction,
- warming,
- withering