Found 2 items, similar to Insolation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: insolation insolation n 1: sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat [syn: sunstroke, thermic fever, siriasis] 2: incident solar radiation 3: therapeutic exposure to sunlight [syn: heliotherapy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Insolation 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]