Definition of insolation
1
: exposure to the sun's rays
2
: sunstroke
3a
: solar radiation that has been received
b
: the rate of delivery of direct solar radiation per unit of horizontal surface
broadly
: that relating to total solar radiation
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The first known use of insolation was in 1617
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