insolation


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
insolation /ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun technical exposure to the sun's rays.

■ the amount of solar radiation reaching a given area.

– origin C17: from L. insolatio(n-), from insolare, from in- ‘towards’ + sol ‘sun’.
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