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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·so·la·tion ETYMOLOGY French or Latin; French, from Latin insolation-, insolatio, from insolare to expose to the sun, from in- + sol sun — more at solar DATE 1617 1. exposure to the sun's rays 2. sunstroke 3. a. solar radiation that has been received b. the rate of delivery of direct solar radiation per unit of horizontal surface; broadly : that relating to total solar radiation Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 insolation in·so·la·tion / 7insE5leiFn / noun[U] (technical 术语) the amount of light from the sun which reaches a particular area 日射能量；日射率 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·so·la·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈlāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Middle French, from Latin insolation-, insolatio, from insolatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : exposure (as of fruits or drugs) to the rays of the sun usually to induce curing, drying, maturing 2. : sunstroke 3. a. : solar radiation that has been received (as by the earth) b. : the rate of delivery of all direct solar energy per unit of horizontal surface |
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