Insolation Definition

ĭnsō-lāshən
noun
The act or an instance of insolating.
Webster's New World
The treatment of disease by exposure to the sun's rays.
Webster's New World

Sunstroke.

Webster's New World
Radiation from the sun received by a surface, esp. the earth's surface.
Webster's New World
The rate of such radiation per unit of surface.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Insolation

Noun

Singular:
insolation
Plural:
insolations

Origin of Insolation

  • From French, from Latin insolatio (“a setting or placing in the sun”)

    From Wiktionary

Insolation Sentence Examples

  • Symptoms of scorching owing to abnormal insolation e.g.

  • Apparently the earth is receiving less insolation than before, due to the effect of humans.

  • This is the idea that over the last few decades, less insolation has been reaching the earth's surface.

  • Effect of increasing the insolation to JIM to produce a giant ionosphere model (GIM) to simulate exoplanets.

  • Throughout the solar cycle, average nighttime thermospheric meridional winds are larger in spring than autumn despite similar levels of solar insolation.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to insolation using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

IININS

Words Ending With

NONION

Unscrambles

insolation

Words Starting With I and Ending With N

Starts With I & Ends With NStarts With IN & Ends With NStarts With I & Ends With ON

Word Length

10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With I10 Letter Words Ending With N