Insolation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "insolation":
     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