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What does insolation mean?

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Noun
  1. 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.
  2. The rate of delivery of such radiation.
  3. 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.
  4. (medicine) sunstroke.
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In the annual cycle experiments, however, low winter insolation causes the seaways to freeze.
The perforation pattern was carefully designed to maintain visual connectivity to the exterior while minimizing glare and insolation.
It was found that typhoid, cholera, and various other bacilli were most deleteriously affected by insolation.
The glass panels are in fact triple-glazed units, with blinds in the wider cavity automatically activated to cut down insolation.
Each is topped by an elaborate zinc roof with wide overhangs intended to reduce insolation.
In water not subjected to insolation anthrax spores were found to retain their vitality for several months.

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