Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sunstroke; coup de soleil.
- noun Exposure to the sun for medical purposes; a sun-bath; insolation. Also called
heliotherapy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sunstroke.
- noun The act of exposing to a sun bath. [Obs.] Cf.
insolation .
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- noun medicine, obsolete
sunstroke
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin sīriāsis, from Greek seiriāsis, from seiriān, to be hot, from Seirios, Sirius; see Sirius.]
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Latin, from Ancient Greek, from the Dog Star, properly, scorching.
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February 19, 2008