Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insolation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Insolation \In`so*la"tion\, n. [L. insolatio: cf. F.
insolation.]
1. The act or process to exposing to the rays of the sun fro
the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc.,
or of rendering acid, as vinegar.
2. (Med.)
(a) A sunstroke.
(b) Exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; a sun bath.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
insolation
n 1: sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive
heat [syn: {sunstroke}, {thermic fever}, {siriasis}]
2: therapeutic exposure to sunlight [syn: {heliotherapy}]
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