Area vs Insolation - What's the difference?
area | insolation |
(mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
A particular geographic region.
Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
Figuratively, any extent, scope or range of an object or concept.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (British) An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement.
(soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
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, title= (slang) Genitals.
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.
As nouns the difference between area and insolation
is that area is (mathematics) a measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units while insolation is 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.area
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- (Charles Dickens)
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