Etymology

insolation

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Today it means: The incident radiant energy emitted by the sun which reaches a unit area over a period of time, typically measured over a horizontal area at the Earth's surface or at the top of Earth's atmosphere. Full definition →

French insolation ← Latin insolatio
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  1. Latin · derived frominsolatio“a setting or placing in the sun”
  2. French · borrowed frominsolation
  3. English todayinsolation

Borrowed from French insolation, from Latin insolatio (“a setting or placing in the sun”).

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