insolation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
    thermic fever; siriasis; sunstroke.
  2. noun incident solar radiation
  3. noun therapeutic exposure to sunlight
    heliotherapy.

WordNet


In`so*la"tion noun
Etymology
L. insolatio: cf. F. insolation.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913