Definition of insolation
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
Origin of insolation
French or Latin; French, from Latin insolation-, insolatio, from insolare to expose to the sun, from in- + sol sun — more at solar
First Known Use: 1617
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