Insolation
Insolation , noun
[Latin insolatio: compare French insolation.]
1.
The act or process to exposing to the rays of the sun for the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar.
2.
(a) (Medicine) A sunstroke.
(b)
(Medicine) Exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; a sun bath.
3.
(Meteorology) The amount of sunlight impinging on the Earth's surface.