heliotherapy, insolation
(noun) therapeutic exposure to sunlight
insolation
(noun) incident solar radiation
sunstroke, insolation, thermic fever, siriasis
(noun) sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
insolation (usually uncountable, plural insolations)
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.
The rate of delivery of such radiation.
The act or process of exposing to the rays of the sun, such as for the purpose of medical treatment, drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc, or of rendering acid, as vinegar.
(medicine, dated) sunstroke.
• (exposure as medical treatment): sunbath
Source: Wiktionary
In`so*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. insolatio: cf. F. insolation.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
